Friday 29 February 2008

February 29th 2008

Not sure my plan of action today. Checked garden moth trap and pleased to find Pale-brindled Beauty, March Moth, Light Brown Apple Moth, Common Quaker and Dotted Border and a Raven flew over calling loudly. Adult male and two female Brambling ignored me while they were busy enjoying breakfast.
Decided to risk it and do the roost at Draycote. Wind had picked up by late afternoon and was getting stronger with rain so not very pleasant but managed to find first winter biscuit coloured Glaucous Gull. Interestingly Greater Blacked-backed Gull numbers are going down rapidly and it wont be long before the roost diminishes although there should be still something to see over the next few weeks - he said hopefully.

Richard

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