Another day another new moth!

20th July 2013 – overcast E3/4
Offshore
There was evidence of movement early morning with 84 Manx Shearwater, 21 Gannet, 18 Kittiwke, 10 Common Scoter, 2 Sandwich Tern and 2 Common Tern logged.
Diurnal Migration
Hirundines were again on the move with 60 Swallow and 10 Sand Martin logged.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 515 Redshank, 100 Dunlin, 10 Greenshank, 4 Turnstone and a Common Sandpiper.
Moths
A more manageable overnight moth catch with 385 moths of 79 species logged. Pick of the bunch was a Barred Red – the first island record.
Images
Barred Red.