Saturday 25 May 2019

One of the resident Meadow Pipits on the Power Station perimeter wall early morning 
An uninspiring sea watch this morning, though we have had a lot worse!
07.00-08.00 with AJG & SO
Common Scoter: 32E
Great-crested Grebe: 10 on
Fulmar: 1E   1W
Manx Shearwater: 1E
Gannet: 8E   10W
Cormorant: 8 around
Oystercatcher: 4E
Sanderling: 1E
Arctic Skua: 1E
Kittiwake: 3E    5W
Mediterranean Gull: 6E
Sandwich Tern: c25 around
Common Tern: c20 around
Auk sp: 7 on
Swallow: 5 in
Harbour Porpoise: 5+
After the sea watch we covered the bushed around The Point, The Desert and the trapping area and found no new migrants.
An hour at the fishing boats this afternoon produced just a Fulmar and a few each of Gannet, Sandwich and Common Terns.
The Serin at Littlestone continues to sing and show to whoever goes to see it but very little else of note on the peninsular.
The moth trap was a little better last night with another Chocholate Tip, 2 Eyed Hawk Moths and 20+ Xylostella.
Scarce Chocholate-tip
Eyed Hawk Moth
Plutella xylostella

2 comments:

  1. Hiya Mr Plod

    Your Chocolate-tip is a Scarce Chocolate-tip ...

    all the best, Phil from fannit aka the vile Isle.

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    1. Thanks for the correction. Carelessness creeps when I'm in a rush! Still no excuse though.

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