There was a small trickle of waders moving on the sea with 6 summer plumage Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Curlew and Whimbrel heading south, along with a single distant Gannet and 2 Common Terns.
The most notable bird of the day was a female Shelduck leaving her 5 ducklings away from the point, its nice to know that they've managed to breed successfully locally.
In the moth trap this morning was a Pepper Moth, a species that a few people might remember from their old science textbooks. It was often used as an example of natural selection and population genetics. This is because the moth comes in two main colour forms, a dark form which once did well in soot covered cities and the form shown here, which is well adapted to hide against the lichen covered bark of woodland trees, as well as the lichen covered concrete that makes up the fort!
Ringing: 1 Blackbird, 1 House Sparrow