Tawny pipit present (Anthus campestris), continuing to show quite well, with the bird being less mobile in the fenced off conservation area opposite observatory.
A windy morning once again, today from the E. However sunny and bright. The Tawny pipit was soon rediscovered in the morning, seen from the obs, with a Yellow wagtail and 9 Wheatear also around the tip of the peninsula. A siskin was also heard briefly within the compound.
Small movements over sea; with a Kittiwake, 2 Common gull and 2 Black-headed gull north. 4 Whimbrel south and overland; 22 Swallow and 2 Swift south (our first record of swift this spring).
We had our first emergence of Green hairstreak butterfly within the observatory compound. Many Small copper present alongside Speckled wood, Red admiral, Peacock and Small and Green-veined whites.
Green hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)
Moth trapping: A Chocolate-tip and a Poplar hawk take the limelight today, the Chocolate-tip is resident in small numbers, with larvae feeding on Poplar trees alongside the poplar hawk moth larvae. 17 Shuttle-shaped dart, 2 Common swift and a V-pug.
Chocolate-tip (Clostera curtula) on the edge of the moth trap.
Bird ringing: 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser whitethroat.