Dragonflies: December
Tuesday 2nd A sole Common Darter was still hanging on in the Jubilee Fields, equalling our latest record from 2018. The next few days are still fairly warm so there’s chance yet to break the record.
Moths: December
Wednesday 3rd Another night of comparatively high temperatures, though our standards are being lowered to anything above freezing. A trap behind the Ringing Room netted a Rusty Dot Pearl and December Moth and an actinic in the Whitehouse performed well with nine Winter Moths and a Mottled Umber.
Ringing: December
Birds: December
Thursday 4th Cormorants offshore increased to 563 plus only our second Slavonian Grebe of the year. The wader roost up at the Point was bustling with 150 Knot, 45 Golden Plover and eight Grey Plover with a supporting cast of the four Snow Bunting. A redhead Goosander coming in off the sea headed south through the Estate. Wednesday 3rd A Great…
Butterflies: November
Wednesday 12th A Speckled Wood was in the Whitehouse. Saturday 8th A Clouded Yellow was in the Haven and a Comma on the Estate. Thursday 6th Two Speckled Woods were on the Green Wall and a Peacock on the Estate.
Dragonflies: November
Wednesday 12th It looked like it would be one of the last sunny days for a while. Between us there were over 30 Common Darters recorded on the Estate. We couldn’t find a Migrant Hawker but the ringing team smashed our latest ever record for Willow Emerald Damselfly with one in the Haven. Saturday 8th Two Migrant Hawkers and six…
Moths: November
Friday 28th While extremely windy, the forecast predicted overnight temperatures to be as high as 12°C so traps were placed in the shelter of the Ringing Room and Elms. Amazingly, there were moths! The Elm’s trap had our first Winter Moth of the year, a November Moth, a Mottled Umber and a Rusty Dot Pearl. Another Rusty Dot Pearl, two C.…
Ringing: November
Sunday 30th The weather continues to swing from one thing to another very quickly and today was forecast to be dry. As it was clear ice and frost gathered as dawn came along but the sun melted it quickly in the places exposed to it. It was enough to have a morning for the next period of the winter project.…
Birds: November
Sunday 30th The trio of Eastern Warblers again with the DUSKY WARBLER in Little Gully and the HUME’S WARBLER and Siberian Chiffchaff in the Haven. Three Jack Snipes were around the RSGGC Bushes. Saturday 29th The DUSKY WARBLER was still present in Little Gully. Friday 28th Eastern warblers lead the sightings where the Siberian Chiffchaff and HUME’S WARBLER were present in the Haven…
Birds: October
Friday 31st A Great Northern Diver was offshore along with 300 Gannets, a Razorbill, four Sandwich Terns, and 25 Kittiwakes. Thursday 30th A GLOSSY IBIS on the path at Roaring Gutter was a strange sight on RSPB Worth marshes. There were a handful of Redpolls and Siskins around the area, plus a Firecrest on the Estate. Wednesday 29th A Black…