Twenty Sanderling were feeding along Gull Island on the 7th June which is quite late to be this far south and so perhaps they are non-breeders especially given their lack of breeding plumage. Two juvenile Spoonbills, including the Dutch-ringed bird, remained around Black Water and De L’Orne for the month. I was finally able toContinue reading “June 2022”
Category Archives: birds
Natural England Newsletter – Summer 2022
Moth Traps May 25th and 27th 2022
Moth traps on the 25th and 27th produced a combined nine new species for the reserve. Grey Scalloped Bar, Clouded-bordered Brindle, Puss Moth, Middle-barred Minor, Schoenobius gigantella, Obscure Wainscot, Brown Silver-line, Mottled Pug and Eyed Hawk-moth. In four out of the last six years Grey Scalloped Bar has not been recorded by anyone anywhere inContinue reading “Moth Traps May 25th and 27th 2022”
May 6th to 17th 2022
On the 6th May Ian and I attempted to break the day list record for Needs Ore which was previously 101 species. We spent well over 12 hours in the field and managed 104 species. A real highlight was picking up an Osprey as it flew up the Beaulieu River, we were sea watching atContinue reading “May 6th to 17th 2022”
Patch Birding 