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Saturday 18th July 2020



Another warm muggy day with a light westerly breeze.

There were a couple of notable birds in the bushes, a juvenile Nightingale and a adult female Goldcrest were ringed this morning. The Goldcrest is particularly interesting as it is only the second July record and the first since the 13th 1991.

There was another movement of Black-headed Gulls on the sea with 189 heading south this morning along with 13 Curlew, 4 Whimbrel, 3 Dunlin, 2 Turnstone, 2 Great Crested Grebes,  3 Little Egrets and a Grey Heron.


The first site record of the Nationally Scarce Hollyhock Seed Moth was in the traps yesterday, with another appearing this morning allowing us to get its photo!

Ringing: 1 Blackbird, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Goldfinch, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Nightingale, Wood Pigeon, 1 Wren