Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) out on the beach.
A bleak morning with strong S winds and rain, leading to ringing being abandoned. A male Wheatear was present on the peninsula following an absence of any Wheatear for 11 days. Multiple Chiffchaff singing in the compound.
Sea-watching: 3 Oystercatcher, Gannet 3, 2 Common Gull, a Fulmar and a Kittiwake all south. 4 Common Gull, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Cormorant and a Great Black-backed Gull north.
Moth trapping: 1 new moth species, the Beautiful Plume, alongside 17 species. One of which was the Treble-Bar, a fairly common moth across Britain, the larvae of this moth feeds on St John's-Wort, a common plant species here.
Treble-Bar (Aplocera plagiata).