Moths remain main focus!

1st June 2010 – rain, drier later SSE1/2
Offshore
Early morning sightings were again limited to a handful of Gannet and Sandwich Tern.
Breeding Birds
Recently fledged Stonechat and Greenfinch are already showing signs of post-breeding dispersal.
Miscellaneous
A Barn Owl was seen hunting early evening.
Moths
The moth trap produced 415 moths of 47 species including the first Scalloped Hazel to be recorded for 10 years and the first few Silver Y. Also new for the year were Common Carpet, Brimstone, Gold Spot and Setaceous Hebrew Character.
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Scalloped Hazel.