A scruffy Chiffchaff
It is still very quiet around the peninsula, the numbers of young birds in the bushes seems to be very low, also young birds around the lakes are few. There are 2 Avocet chicks left alive on the ARC, where it appears all the Ringed Plover nests failed/predated along with the Black-headed Gulls, the Red-crested Pochard is holding on to her 1 remaining duckling, the Tufted Duck family has been decimated from 7 down to 2 ducklings. Earlier in the spring the Lapwings produced double figure numbers of chicks but I dont believe any managed to fledge due to weather/predation, Mink are being seen almost daily and the peninsula is overrun with Foxes. The only success breeding wise seems to have been with Egyptian, Greylag and Canada Geese, hopefully the breeding season was a success elsewhere as we look forward to returning waders, seabirds and migrant passerines.
Hummingbird Hawkmoth nectaring on Sweet Peas in my garden this morning
A Plain Pug infrequent in my trap
My 20th Sussex Emerald this year, an amazingly good year for them
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