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Sunday 30th Five Walls were the highlight on Worth, but also two Common Blues, one Brown Argus, 25 Gatekeepers, ten Meadow Browns, six Peacocks, four Red Admirals, and two Small Tortoiseshells. Wednesday 26th This weeks transect numbered 454. There was good diversity once again with Brimstone recorded for the second week in a row. There was a good count of…
Monday 31st There was a small passage of 24 Sand Martins on the Estate and a Wood Sandpiper was on RSPB Worth marshes. Pegwell was once again busy with at least 480 Mediterranean Gulls, 233 Sandwich Terns, 26 Common Terns, one Roseate Tern, an Eider, and a Red Kite. Sunday 30th Pegwell Bay provided excellent totals of three Roseate Terns,…
Monday 31st Windy again and there were just 82 moths of 32 species. Silver Y’s were down to two and there was one Diamondback. A male Oak Eggar was probably searching for the females which had been in the previous two nights. Sunday 30th The wind continued to pick up and the temperature reduced to 13.9°C. This resulted in a…
Tuesday 27th Another Gatekeeper was at the Chequers whilst it was clear there had been a good emergence of Small Tortoiseshells and Red Admirals, plus a few Peacocks. Monday 26th With just over 350 butterflies it was the busiest transect of the year so far. It included 127 Small/Essex Skippers, 48 Marbled Whites, and 103 Meadow Browns. There was also…
Tuesday 27th Two Southern Migrant Hawkers were in the Jubilee Field. Monday 26th Another first with a Brown Hawker seen on Worth marshes today, Sunday 25th Three Lesser Emperors were on Restharrow Scrape and our first Small Red-eyed Damselfly of the year was on the Observatory dipping pond. There were also at least 17 Banded Demoiselles by the bridge before…
Friday 30th There were 20 Mediterranean Gulls on Restharrow Scrape and another four on Worth marshes. I expect numbers to increase over the next few weeks, with Pegwell Bay often a good spot. Listen out for their distinctive call overhead. Check out HERE for recordings. Tuesday 27th At least five Marsh Harriers hunted over Worth marshes and a Common Tern…
Friday 30th A very quiet morning with just new Blackcap and Robin plus retrap Blackcap and Long-tailed Tit. There is unlikely to be much ringing next week as we have some essential maintenance to do. Wednesday 28th A muggy but fairly calm morning produced another selection of young birds. These were two each of Robin, Blackbird and Whitethroat plus singles…
Friday 30th A much reduced trap today after the clear sky, bright moon, and slightly cooler temperatures. The clear highlight was Anarsia spartiella which is, surprisingly, new for Sandwich Bay. Thursday 29th I was wrong. The thermometer stayed upright and the temperature minimum was 18.8°C so it is warm out there. The catch was even larger – 884 moths of…
Wednesday 31st The difference last night was a layer of cloud. This was enough to increase the catch to35 moths of 19 species. None of these were new for the year although Green Carpet is more frequent in sheltered spots such as the Elms. The migrant last night was a Diamondback. Tuesday 30th We have a severe attack of repetitive…
