Friday morning I joined OL in the trapping area, where he deployed his pheromone lure, within minutes 4 Lunar Hornet Moths were attracted. Pity we cant do the same for birds.
3 of the 4 Swallows that fledged from the Screen Hide yesterday morning, which is just as well as they would have been barricaded in. 😃 The Black-winged Stilt was still present.
1 of 2 Barn Owls around Boulderwall early this morning
I took another early morning walk across the shingle and causeway to view Burrowes, the main Tern breeding island had at least 8 newly hatched young this morning, let's hope the weather holds for them as they have is very little protection from the elements. No shortage of young Herring Gulls and Lesser Black-backed Gulls around the pit, they are tough little blighters. Also there a 1st summer Little Gull, 6 Common Sandpipers, 4 Ringed Plover and a Dunlin. The area in front of Firth hide is starting to look promising for the autumn.
The Black-winged Stilt still present distantly this morning
Hummingbird Hawk-moth at Galloways
A wander up and Galloways produced the usual Stonechats and Common Whitethroats plus 2 Ravens and a surprise juvenile Corn Bunting but otherwise little of note.
Juvenile Corn Bunting
As I walked around the hay fields this Stoat came bounding towards me until it was too close for me focus on it.
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