It was another good session for moths with a trap at Nant and another at the Obs. The highlights were a fresh Blood-vein, another Treble-bar and some scarce micro-moths (if you like that kind of thing). New for the year were Flame Carpet and Ling Pug.
On the weekly guided walk Stuart was lucky enough to give a wader identification session on Solfach with Dunlin, Sanderling, Ringed Plover and Turnstone all feeding along the shoreline. It wasn't easy especially with different ages and moults. Whilst on the Narrow our intern Louis found the first Grey Seal pup of the year.
Grey Seal pup |
Stuart continued checking the Manx Shearwater productivity burrows and ringing any chicks. It is starting to show as his hands now look like they have been stuck in a blender!
Birds today: seven Fulmar, 14 Gannets, two Grey Herons, three Teals, 12 Common Scoters, two Sparrowhawks, two Kestrels, 12 Ringed Plovers, one Knot, four Sanderlings, 12 Dunlins, three Snipes, 28 Bar-tailed Godwits, 24 Curlews, five Redshanks, one Common Sandpiper, 25 Turnstones, one Arctic Skua, one Great Skua, six Mediterranean Gulls, two Black-headed Gulls, 388 Kittiwakes, 7 Collared Doves, two Sand Martins, 31 Swallows, 5 House Martins, one Yellow Wagtail, one Grey Wagtail, 13 White Wagtails, two Redstarts, two Whinchats, 27 Wheatears, one Sedge Warbler, two Whitethroats, 13 Willow Warblers, three Spotted Flycatchers
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