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Monday 10th May


Epiblema scutulana lives on the Thistles here in small numbers and is one of very few micro-moths so far this year

 Overnight rain lingered an hour or so after dawn, delaying the start of the day; the main feature came straight after the rain with a good but short-lived southerly movement of 432 Swallows, 53 House Martins, 3 Sand Martins and a Hobby which continued for under two hours before stopping suddenly.

Other birds comprised 2 Black Redstarts still, 3 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs, 4 Common Scoter north, a Curlew south, a Gannet north, 7 Goldfinches south, 2 Jackdaws, 10 Lesser Whitethroats, 5 Sanderling, a Swift, 8 Wheatear and 5 Whitethroat.

Ringing: Blackcap 3, Lesser Whitethroat 3