Sunday 26 May 2019

Today the weather went from one extreme to the other, the morning started with fog and rain showers and a reasonably strong south westerly wind and ended with blue skys, sunshine and a much calmer wind.

Avian news was much the same as in recent days, now two Grey Herons, a pair of Peregrines, three Sanderlings, two Turnstones, two Swifts over the observatory, nine Whitethroats, 11 Spotted Flycatchers and a Jackdaw at Nant. 

Juvenile birds are becoming more abundant everyday now, juvenile Dunnocks are being seen and caught in the observatory garden with 3 seen today long with 6 adults across the island. Also, the Shellducks in Solfach still have 5 chicks and 7 Juvenile Stonechats were seen today along with 10 adults across the island.  

The moth trap is starting to pick up now with the warm weather and overcast conditions at night helping bring things out. Numbers of Bright-line Brown-eye moths have picked up to ten, Small Elephant Hawk moths are infrequent and Large Yellow Underwings are starting to appear which I am sure will become abundant. 

Small Angle Shades

Small Adder's Tongue Fern

2 of the 5 Shelducklings

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