This Dotted Border is the first moth of the year caught in the traps here at Landguard Bird Observatory.
It is beginning to feel more like spring now,and there is a trickle of migrants starting to pass through the site. These include Robins, Thrushes and 1 or 2 Grey Wagtails returning to there breeding grounds further north. Also seen on the move today were Barnacle Geese with 152 south offshore, along with 19 Golden Plover, 5 Jackdaw and 3 Rooks also south. On site the 5 Long-tailed Tits are still around along with 3 Skylark.
Ringing today produced 6 new birds. 4 Robin, 1 Blackbird and 1 Great Tit.