House sparrow (Passer domesticus) enjoying some somewhat brief early morning sun.
Waking up to a brisk NW wind is not the most promising conditions for any remaining migration on the east coast at this time of the year. 2 Swift and 2 Swallow were seen flying north and 3 Swallow south. Perhaps today's highlight being the news of our first fledged Goldfinch chick of spring this year out on the reserve. A small number of Lesser whitethroats dotted around Landguard peninsula.
Seawatching produced small movements of 7 Black-headed gull and 6 Oystercatcher south. 5 Cormorant north. A Common gull and Mediterranean gull were seen feeding on the waves.
Moth trapping: 5 Species present across our 3 traps, 31 moths in total, owing to a cold somewhat windy night. Today's pick of the bunch is the Treble lines moth, our second for this spring, this moth is abundant across England and Wales with some populations also in northern Ireland. However that said this moth still remains an infrequent visitor to our traps.
Treble lines (Charanyca trigrammica)