Selection of moths from Thursday nights moth trap. Cinnabar buff tip chocolate tip flame shoulder buff ermine flame carpet common pug heart and dart garden carpet common carpet green carpet oak hook tip scorched wing and two chauffer Beatles

Two in our garden last night at 21:50 hrs very much alive and enjoying their supper. Two hodgehegs have been regular visitors every night this week so far.

Calm and frosty this morning perfect for a brief ringing session in garden. Trying to catch some of the siskins coming into the garden. Just over an hour with the net up and just under half of the 45+ siskin coming to the garden feeders were caught and ringed. The days totals were 1bullfinch 1dunnoc...

Single little egret still present on the lake today also 25 goosanders and 4cormorant and the long staying tuftie hanging out with the lakes mallard flock.

Cvp records for last week little egret on lake for several days first seen early am Friday. Pair of ravens displaying over local wood 13 goosander on lake. Kingfisher and water rail kem mill lodge numerous thrushes about mostly blabi and redwi 20+siskin in river side alders brambling heard in fly ov...

cuerden lake early am 6 gadwall on the lake in nature reserve corner 4m 2f .

Clayton green moths heart and dart 5 large yellow underwing 5 riband wave 2 dark arches 1 the snout 1 clouded silver 2 buff tip 1 common wave 1 common white wave 2 barred straw 1 straw dot 3 clouded border 1 small fan foot wave 2 double square dot 2 straw dot 2 Willow beauty 3 the clay 1 common emer...

Wednesday morning moth's light emerald 2 elephant hawk 1 drinker moth 1m riband wave 3 flame shoulder 4 heart and dart 4 common wainscot 4 barred yellow 1 flame 1 may Highflyer 2 dark arches 1 ingrained Clay 1 grey/dark dagger 1 barred straw 1 common carpet 2 small square dot 1 clouded silver 1 clou...

The two young ravens taking flights today with the parents. Plenty practice flights good to watch

The raven could well have been heading to nestsite in town. Young getting close to fledging now.

Early am today pair of Gadwall on lake 14prs Canada's and at least 4pr heron on island. Pair of nuthatch plastering up an old woodpeckers hole in the pinetum. 3 further calling males heard during our walk.

One chiffchaff singing in the wood at rear of garden in last afternoon sunshine. Appeared to be ringed. All so in garden 11golfi 6 bulfi 5 siskin and m+f great spot. Single raven over garden

The pair of Mandarin have been on the lake for well over a week now either loafing by the island or over in the N.R corner. Last year the heronery held 6 active nests. And the max count of goosanders was 19 birds

Hi john the same question as I asked ian the other week about his sighting of willow tit did you notice if the bird in question was ringed or not. Several birds have been ringed in the area over the last couple of years cheers andy

Over the last two weeks the garden has been overrun with blabis on a very regular basis. Maximum count of 18 birds on the 8th. And on most days into double figures. Since the 31st DEC 18 blabis have been caught and ringed but only two have been retrapped (caught again on a later date). At least 8 ar...