Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
A bright and breezy morning with a small number of passage birds within the compound including 2 new Chiffchaff and a Blackcap. Out on the reserve we have our 4 pairs of Ringed Plover with a chick now almost adult sized.
Moth trapping: 92 Species across our 3 Traps. Moth of the day is the Scarce Silver-lines, a first for Landugard, an immaculate looking moth that flies from June to August. Caterpillars feed on Oak and Silver birch - species not present in large numbers at Landguard!.
Scarce Silver-lines (Bena bicolorana)
Bird Ringing: 2 Blue Tit, 2 Dunnock, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Linnet, 1 Robin.