Setaceous Hebrew Character is the most frequent moth found in the traps at the moment.
Ringing: Willow Warbler 8, Linnet 5, Goldfinch 2, Whitethroat 2, Greenfinch 1, Robin 1, House Sparrow 1, Woodpigeon 1.
Friday 16th August 2019
While initially calm and cloudy the wind steadily picked up from the south-west, with the rain just about starting at midday. Despite this plenty of birds were on the move south including 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Common Scoter, 1 Cormorant (with another 14 moving west inland), 20 Dunlin, 1 Gannet, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Grey Plover, 3 House Martin, 12 Knot, 8 Oystercatcher, 2 Redshank, 4 Sandwich Tern, 1 Swallow, 1 Swift, 13 Teal, 19 Turnstone and a single Whimbrel. North movers were 3 Dunlin, 8 Gannet and 4 Sandwich Tern. Greenshank and Common Sandpiper were also heard going over. On the reserve it was very much as-you-were with 10 Willow Warbler and 4 Wheatear the main migrants, and a Hobby and female Sparrowhawk putting on good shows. Yesterday we had an estimated 1500 Starlings present across the reserve, but today we were down to a meagre 38!
