At Pett Pools, Greylags and Canadas have produced one brood each of new goslings over the last couple of days. These are the first since a single brood of Greylags in mid-April.
In Winchelsea, Spotted Flycatchers have territories in the churchyard and at the school.
A pretty good morning for the Lime Kiln Cottage moth trap today, with 67 individuals of 19 species. The majority of specimens belonged to three species, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Common Swift and Lime-speck Pug , while the best catch of the morning was several specimens of the rare micro moth Ethmia bipunctella (below). The larvae of this species feed on the flowers and leaves of Viper’s Bugloss, and while nationally it is very rare, E. bipunctella is not an uncommon species at Rye Harbour.
Other species this morning included Bee Moth, Blood-vein, Rustic Shoulder Knot and the first Large Yellow Underwing and Common Wainscot of the year.
