A clear morning with a moderate breeze from the E. A few migrants around the compound, with 2 Blackcap and 2 Chiffchaff and a Reed Warbler calling from Iccy ridge (the area to the left of the car park as you walk in through the main gate off the fort.
Sea-watching produced 1 Common Scoter riding the waves, 3 Black-headed Gull and a Lapwing north. 1 Black-headed Gull south.
Moth trapping: 23 Species in our 3 traps last night, a slight reduction on recent captures owing to the windy night. Today's focus moth is the Beet moth: It is a growing 'pest' on agriculture with larvae defoliating Beet crops making them susceptible to rot and reducing crop yields up to 25%, new pesticides have been developed however remain expensive. - BBC. The moth had only become a problem in past 5 years for farmers, matching the time period they have been occurring on our site which supports the hypothesis they entered the country through Suffolk.
