A wet morning with wind from the north made observations tricky but not impossible. Two spotted flycatchers were on site, perhaps yesterdays or maybe fresh in. 13 little tern off the jetty is by far the largest count we've has this year, a sad sign of the times for this species that used to breed on the reserve. The local starlings have fledged at least 2 young, somewhat earlier than we expected, these juveniles join a single pied wagtail and blackbird juvenile on the nature reserve.
Silver Y moths are still in large numbers around the site, despite the wet weather, its nice to see them so abundant.
First Small Elephant Hawkmoth of the year.