Lutley Wedge 26/08/13 (14°c) Cloudy, overcast, low cloud. Wind (NE) F1

1 Hobby ➝E

1 Wheatear (♀/1st-w)

5 Tree Pipit (2➝S) (1➝WSW)  (2 in) 

5 flava Wagtail (2➝S) (1➝SW) (2➝NE)

80 House Martin

23 Swallow (3➝S)

4 Whitethroat

4 Blackcap

1 Chiffchaff

6 Duck sp ➝E

2 Herring Gull (1➝N) (1➝W)

15 L.B.B.Gull (6➝E/SE) 

3 B.H.Gull ➝W/SW

1 Red Admiral ➝SW

2 Silver Y

2 Migrant Hawker

Tree Pipit and Hobby 26/8/13

Silver Y 26/8/13

There has been a noticeable drop off in numbers of Silver Y moths in the last few days with only 2 seen today, presumably this is due to a southwards return migration as discovered in recent research. See Link below....

http://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/PressReleases-PRID=191.html