Thursday 22nd August 2024


Very strong winds and scattered showers led to a quiet day on the observation front. 12 teal flew south and there was a southerly movement of common terns throughout the morning. 5 sanderling were on the beach and a willow warbler and a whitethroat were in the compound. 


Stauropoctonus bombycivorous in the moth trap this morning is a large ichneumon wasp that parasitises the Lobster Moth, a species we've never seen here. 


Canary-shouldered Thorn was one of a handful of species to find the trap on a windy night.

Birds Ringed: Whitethroat 1, Willow Warbler 1.