Friday 7 August 2009

No birding time

Heysham Obs
No known coverage of the coastal areas

Middleton IE
Tufted Duck with 5 young still on No Swimming pond & surviving well
One Wall Brown notable.

Moths
Reasonable catch included a single migrant Diamond-back Moth, barred Rivulet, Carcina quercana & Sallow (both first of year)

Butterflies
The HNR office buddliea held up to 13 Peacock, 6 Painted Lady, 3 Small Tortoiseshell but the Red Admiral influx of two days ago had melted away

Elsewhere
Ad Curlew Sandpiper & 4CY Yellow-legged Gull Glasson. 2 Yellow Wagtail Bank End area