Saturday 24 July 2021

After a windy night it was nice to have cooler temperatures and a bit of cloud to start today. With high tide covering the majority of Carreg yr Honwy this morning, 107 Herring Gulls were on Solfach instead along with three Turnstones, two Common Sandpipers, four Redshanks and a Dunlin.

Morning on the South End

The moth trap was put out at Carreg Withy last night and due to the high winds and new location there was smaller catch than usual. There were still some new moths for the year including a lovely Buff-tip and a female Northern Eggar.

Northern Eggar

Buff-tip
Whilst cleaning the Obs ready to welcome our new guests two juvenile Stonechats were trapped in the Heligoland. This was followed by a further three later in the day. 

Juvenile Stonechat

Birds today: seven Gannets, one Grey Heron, one Dunlin, two Whimbrels, 23 Curlews, four Redshanks, three Turnstones, one Mediterranean Gull, six Black-headed Gulls, 8 Collared Doves, ten Willow Warblers

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