Warm, dry and cloudy, S2 - Last night proved to be the best moth catch of the summer so far in the garden trap with 40 species of macros coming to light. While there was nothing new it was good to see a decent range of moths at last. Afterwards we headed down to Scotney sand pit where passage waders included four Black-tailed Godwits, 10 Green and five Common Sandpiper, 15 Avocets, 10 Lapwings, two Greenshanks and a Dunlin. Also present: 38 Egyptian Geese, 18 Shelducks, 10 Teal, 20 Black-headed Gulls, two Little Egrets and 10 Yellow and 20 Pied Wagtails. A family of Corn Buntings were noted on the farmland with several more heard singing from the ranges. There was little else of note on the front lakes where the shepherds were releasing hundreds of ewes back onto the swards.
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