Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula), 8 Adults present on the site today and this one chick (shown above) that is now certainly looking adult like, really promising to see this individual get to this stage.
Starting the day with sporadic showers, then clearing to give a bright sunny morning. 3 Sandwich Tern over east and a Sanderling out on the beach on the reserve. 2 Mediterranean gulls flying around the river mouth. 4 Sanderling on the beach in the evening.
Seawatching produced 8 Teals south. 3 Common Scoter north. An Oystercatcher south and then flying up the river.
Moth trapping: 126 species across our 3 traps, a slight increase of recent daily counts, owing to a cloudy night keeping temperatures high.
Today's moth of the day is the Varied Coronet, a fairly recently colonizing species, since the 1940s, it is classified in the recent Atlas of macro moths in Britain as common, however we haven't seen it in 10 years!, they occur in calcareous grassland and gardens and feed on Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) and Bladder Campion. We are likely seeing dispersal of these more unusual species due to the current good weather for moths on the wing looking for new habitats.
Varied Coronet (Hadena compta) - Our first one in 10 years
Bird Ringing: 1 Chiffchaff, 1 House Sparrow.