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Thursday 25th July 2019

Hummingbird Hawkmoth are partial to Viper's Bugloss.

Overnight low of 20.4 Celsius around dawn made for a sultry night and morning. Southbound 45 Black-headed Gull, 2 Sandwich Tern, 2 Swallow, Common Gull, Common Sand, Redshank, Whimbrel & Yellow Wagtail with northbound 5 Common Tern, 2 Gannet & Sandwich Tern. On site single Green Woodpecker & Willow Warbler.


Moth traps very busy. Waved Black is a Nationally Scarce species only previously noted in 1995 & 2002.

Ringing: 8 Goldfinch, 7 House Sparrow, 4 Linnet, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Wren, 1 Robin, 1 Whitethroat.