Saturday 28th June 2025

 

Gatekeeper have started to appear.

Southbound 16 Curlew, 15 Swift, 14 Black-headed Gull, 14 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Sandwich Tern & Bar-tailed Godwit with northbound 5 Barnacles & 4 Med Gull. Otherwise baby bird time.

Small Ranunculus in the moth trap & larvae on Prickly Lettuce in the moat. The species has colonised this century after being first noted in 1999.

Ringing: 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat.