A cloudy morning with a light northerly breeze. I tried parking at the church and coming in from that direction, but the result was pretty much the same.
At the flash field wader numbers are almost static; two Green Sandpipers, six Snipe, and at least 15 Lapwing (they were more hidden than usual). About 29 Teal, and 19 Mallard, but there may have been more out of view. The only real change was the presence of 26 Black-headed Gulls.
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| It's a balancing act |
As for passerines, I teased out a Blackcap, a Goldcrest, and a couple of Whitethroats before spotting a rather co-operative Whinchat to remind me that passage migrants do still occur here. Shortly afterwards a Peregrine (which I nearly forgot to mention) flew over.
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| Whinchat |
Its a good job its a nice place to walk around.
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| Still no Osprey on the dead tree |
The moth trap goes out tonight. Finger's crossed.
Well it was ok, but quantity won over quality. The nearest to a first for the year was what may be the grey form of Orchard Ermine.
Bird-cherry Ermine 4, Orchard Ermine 1 (nfy), Yponomeuta ag 1, Blastobasis adustella 1, Cydia splendana 5, Light Brown Apple Moth 1, Phycita roborella 1, Agriphila geniculea 4, Mother of Pearl 1, Garden Carpet 1, Common Marbled Carpet 1, Double-striped Pug 3, Brimstone Moth 5, Willow Beauty 1, Canary-shouldered Thorn 1, Dusky Thorn 1, Copper Underwing 3, Vine's Rustic 2, Common Rustic ag 1, Flame Shoulder 1, Large Yellow Underwing 30, Lesser Yellow Underwing 2, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 3, Square-spot Rustic 9.
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