Saturday 18th July 2026

Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) on Teasel.

A cloudy morning. Quiet within the compound once again with the beginning of the migrants moving south with an adult and juvenile Reed Warbler mist netted, this being quite early suggests a good year possibly for Reed Warblers. 8 Redshank south are our first group to go south this year as we approach autumn. 

Seawatching produced north movements: 8 Mediterranean Gull, 6 Sandwich Tern, 4 Common Tern and a Whimbrel. South movements: 8 Redshank, 2 Black-headed Gull, a Mediterranean Gull and a Sandwich Tern. 

Moth trapping: 97 Species recorded between our 3 traps last night. Pick of the bunch is the two Eastern Bordered Straw moths, which are migrants from Southern Europe. Only recorded in Suffolk for the first time this year.

Eastern Bordered Straw (Heliothis nubigera).

Bird ringing: 2 Great Tit, 2 Reed Warbler.