10th May

Mullein (gen det) J.Packer garden

Alder Moth J.Packer garden

Weston: No further sign of the Hoopoe yesterday or this morning.

Garden moth trap: NFY's Chinese Character and Mottled Pug.

9th May

Lime Hawk-moth

Tinea trinotella

Weston: Hoopoe flew from trees along the edge of Bushacre Business Park, Locking Road at 08.45hrs. It flew towards the football pitch but suitable habitat is on both sides of the path plus a Horse Paddock opposite the garage. Grid ref: ST341617

Sand Bay/Point: All per B.Blake 9 Whimbrel, 10 Ringed Plover, 8 Dunlin, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Wheatear in the bay and 3 Common Scoter on a sea watch from the point.

Garden moth trap: NFY's Lime Hawk-moth, Common Swift plus; Edit: Tinea trinotella

8th May

Moth twitching - Patton's Tiger Moth, Portland Bill

Mottled Umber larva

Sand Point: 1 Spotted Flycatcher (P.Gregory)

Weston STW: 1 Garganey (M.Ponsford)

Garden moth trap: NFY's Small-waved Umber, Buff-tip

7th May

Parornix anglicela (gen det)

Dichrorampha acuminatella (gen det)

Sand Bay/Point: 12 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover and 3 Bar-tailed Godwit. At the point Garden Warbler (P.Gregory) and a tortrix pos Epiblema rosaecolana TBC.

ID's from Sand Point 4th May: Parornix anglicella (not finitimella) and Dichrorampha acuminatella

6th May

Silver-striped Hawk-moth

Alabonia geofrella from Sand Point

Yellow Belle from Garden

Sand Bay/Point: A quiet morning with a sprinkling of migrants. In the bay 65 Dunlin, 20 Ringed Plover and a Sanderling.

Garden moth trap: Yellow Belle and Broken-barred Carpet new for garden. Plutella xylostella the only migrant caught. A depressarinae sp caught TBC. Other NFY's were Garden Pebble and Peppered Moth.

4th May

Sand Bay/Point: In the bay 40 Dunlin, 5 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Grey Plover (2 in full summer), 15 Whimbrel. Lepidoptera: Adela rufimitrella, Scoparia pyralella, Agapeta hamana, Parornix finitimella, Dichrorampha sp. Also Green Carpet and Least Black Arches

2nd May

Kentish Plover

Sand Bay: A Kentish Plover on the tideline with c.10 Dunlin and 10 Ringed Plover. Also 1 Greenshank, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit and 2 Grey Plover. Whimbrel numbers around 15 birds. Alabonia geofrella on the wing this evening.

Brean Down cove: 300 terns involving Common, Arctic and Black all showing at close range on this evenings high tide.

Sand Point: All per A.Hockey Ring Ouzel, Redstart, Tree Pipit, Common Sandpiper. 3 Whimbrel and 12 small waders over. Steady stream of Swallows and House Martins with the odd Sand Martin and Swift.

Anchor Hd per P.Gregory: 3 Close Arctic Tern, c.70 distant Commic Tern, 17 Barwit, 5 Grey Plover, Common Sandpiper, c.20 BHGull, 2 Mute Swan.

Weston moths: NFY Silver-ground Carpet and Nematapogon swammerdamella