New Romney - cool and cloudy, NE 4 - A mixed weekend of weather with about a ten degree drop from Saturday to Sunday as a cold front moved in from the north, along with a few light rain showers and an impressive thunder and lightening show last night. The garden moth trap was again profitable yesterday morning with four species of Hawk-moths and five new macros including White Satin and Rosy Wave.
Wandering the footpaths north and south of the town has revealed plenty of Kestrel activity with five birds in the air around the Hope Lane loop and at least six Common Buzzards over the town yesterday causing havoc with the local Herring Gulls; also on Saturday a Honey Buzzard went through (SC). Locally, juvenile birds are becoming noticeable, particularly Starlings and Jackdaws forming large flocks on fields and parks hereabout, and Mallard ducklings in the New Cutt. House Martins are still nest building on the new housing estate off Cockreed Lane, while Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting, Long-tailed Tit, Whitethroat, Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Mistle Thrush were all seen with fledglings close by. It was also good to see plenty of Small Tortoiseshells on the wing.
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