Monday 4 May 2015

Tern watch

If only there were terns to watch! Where are they all?  They are very late arriving this year.

North Harbour Wall 0600-1020 then an hour or so over high tide (thanks to pete and Ian)
Most pre 0700
Gannet - c20
Fulmar - 1
Common tern - 1 in
Red-throated diver - 2 out
Kittiwake - 5 out
Great-crested Grebe - 1 in
Little Egret - 1 in
Distant waders, probably Dunlin - 150 + 50 + 150 out
Ringed Plover - 16 out

Grounded:
Wheatear - 10, nine on oe
Chiffchaff - 1 north wall
White wagtail - 2

Wooden jetty
Turnstone 149+

Moths
One Hebrew character, one powdered Quaker, one double striped pug

Butterflies
9 brimstone, 6 peacock , 3 speckled wood, 6 orange tip on reserve circuit (thanks Malcolm)