Wednesday, 28 August 2019

Wintersett + VisMig. + Moths 28.08.19

14 - 17 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a light south westerly. Short showers mid morning.
Anglers CP Vis.Mig:
Going south:10 Swallows, 4 Sand Martin, 2 Meadow Pipits and a Kestrel.
Going north: A Greenshank dropped in at 07.55hrs, left at 08.05hrs.
Snipe: 6 flew west at 07.01hrs.   1 south at 07.18hrs, then returned and dropped in.  3 north at 07.34hrs and 5 west at 08.25hrs.
Anglers CP: Common Sandpiper 1.  A juvenile Peregrine flew over 07.30hrs.  Swift 8.  Pochard 37 + 29 WRes..  Teal 12 + 3 CHRes..  Wigeon 1.  Shoveler 5.  Cormorant 29.
Wintersett Res: A Common Tern and a  Dunlin new in this afternoon.  A Kingfisher was on the boathouse walkway.
Moth trapping overnight: Highlights were - 2 Centre-barred Sallow,  1 Turnip and 2 Vine's Rustic.

Vine's Rustic    Hoplodrina ambigua     ACP  ASmith

            Kingfisher             WRes             SDenny

1 comment:

Cliff Gorman said...

Pete, Vine's Rustic is increasing rapidly, 2 at Carlton Marsh last week and 3 in my garden yesterday