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Monday 28th July 2025

 

Trickle of departing summer migrants continues with 7 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler & Garden Warbler although its difficult to know at the moment whether the Lesser Whitethroats & Whitethroats on site are locally bred or moving through from elsewhere. Another Green Woodpecker visited, Little Egret went south & Peregrine was perched on its regular spot on the nearest dock crane. 2 juv Black Reds around Darrell's Battery have, presumably, been reared somewhere nearby.

Rosy Minor failed to put in an appearance last year so good to see this one this morning. It is now on the IUCN Red List as "near threatened". Depressingly, it's getting to the stage whereby more moth species are on the Red List than not!

Ringing: 3 Linnet, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Green Woodpecker.