A lazy day!

 At Scotney this morning the 2 Spoonbills were on the back lake in their usual pose, it seems as though there maybe 1 pair of Avocets left and 1 pair of Common Terns on the islands, a Common Sandpiper was there along with 13 Black-tailed Godwits, a Little Ringed plover and a Ringed Plover, along with 100s of Greylag Geese several Little Egrets, the usual Yellow Wagtails, Corn Buntings and Tree Sparrows and 3 Little Owls. On the main lake another Common Sandpiper per DG and 2 Egyptian Geese along with 100s more Greylags.

 One of 3 Little Owls showing at Scotney today.

At The Patch 5+ Mediterranean Gulls and 6+ Juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls among the 100s of Herring and Black-headed Gulls, a Black Redstart was feeding along the perimeter wall and a Hummingbird Hawkmoth.

At the ARC 3 Little Ringed Plovers and a  Ringed Plover among c150 Lapwings, also a party of 5 Redshanks at the south end.

I spent the afternoon sky watching from Plodland with a supply of cold drinks whilst listening to the cricket, 3 Little Egrets, a Hobby, a Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrels, a Sparrowhawk and a pair of noisy Oystercatchers all flew over the garden, a brilliant way to spend a hot summers afternoon. 

6 of the 9 Elephant hawkmoths in the Plodland trap this morning

Bird's wing from this mornings catch.