I was too knackered to go out birding on Sunday, but Dave S and Gary J headed for Morton Bagot where they discovered a Peregrine and counted three Shelducks. There's always something new next day.
The full list from Saturday was:
1. Canada Goose 2. Greylag Goose 3. Mute Swan 4. Shelduck 5. Mandarin 6. Mallard 7. Tufted Duck 8. Pheasant 9. Red-legged Partridge 10. Stock Dove 11. Woodpigeon 12. Collared Dove 13. Moorhen 14. Coot 15. Avocet 16. Lapwing 17. Black-headed Gull 18. Lesser Black-backed Gull 19. Grey Heron 20. Red Kite 21. Common Buzzard 22. Tawny Owl 23. Cuckoo 24. Common Swift 25. Great Spotted Woodpecker 26. Common Kestrel 27. Jay 28. Magpie 29. Jackdaw 30. Rook 31. Carrion Crow 32. Raven 33. Blue Tit 34. Great Tit 35. Skylark 36. Swallow 37. House Martin 38. Long-tailed Tit 39. Chiffchaff 40. Sedge Warbler 41. Blackcap 42. Garden Warbler 43. Lesser Whitethroat 44. Common Whitethroat 45. Goldcrest 46. Wren 47. Treecreeper 48. Song Thrush 49. Mistle Thrush 50. Blackbird 51. Robin 52. Wheatear 53. House Sparrow 54. Dunnock 55. Pied Wagtail 56. Chaffinch 57. Bullfinch 58. Greenfinch 59. Linnet 60. Goldfinch 61. Reed Bunting
Last night I put the trap out and attracted just five moths. The star was a Small Phoenix, and the others were Double-striped Pug (two), Brindled Pug, Brimstone Moth (nfy), and bloody great queen Common Wasp which looked none too pleased to be detained.
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| A lovely fresh Small Phoenix resting on the fence |
I caught Small Phoenix last year too, but there are only two previous records in the garden.
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