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Holme Bird Observatory Friday 17th September 2021

A rather quiet day for migrants, but a Black Redstart was seen along the bottom of the east bank in the morning, and on the sea 47 Common Scoter, 19 Gannets, Great Crested Grebe, Arctic Skua, Great Skua and 7 Sandwich Terns were counted. Other bird of note included a Yellow Wagtail, Kingfisher, and 3 Pintail on the Broadwater.

Moths today included Brimstone, 16 Square-spot Rustic, 4 Lunar Underwings, 15 Large Yellow Underwings, Mouse Moth, 5 Snout, 19 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 5 White-line Dart, 4 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Green Carpet, 3 Flounced Rustic, Light Emerald, 3 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 4 Willow Beauty, 3 Small Square-spot, 2 Archer's Dart, Canary-shouldered Thorn, Fern, 7 Vine's Rustic, 2 Common Wainscot, Frosted Orange, 5 White Point, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Black Rustic, 2 Brown-spot Pinion, 5 Silver Y, and 2 Sallow.
 
A Willow Emerald Damselfly was around the pond, and butterflies included Small Copper, Painted Lady and Red Admiral.


Willow Emerald Damselfly
 
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