2 new moths in the trap

61 moths in trap last night and I rarely get new ones for garden these days but 2 - Grey Mountain moth and the micro-moth  Epermenia chaerophyllella. Also present was another Beautiful Carpet and 6 Small Elephant Hawkmoth.

Birds	75
Vascular Plants	279
Mosses & Liverworts	41
Lichens	12
Fungi & Slime Moulds	13
Terrestrial Mammals	6
Butterflies	18
Moths	152
Dragonflies	3
Hoverflies	22
Other inverts	89
Amphibians & Reptiles	1
Aggregates & hybrids (not included)	17

so that puts me on 711 for #1000for1ksq.


6 Oystercatcher flew over the house in one group, calling noisily followed by a single bird (I had one over earlier in the week too). Not sure where they are coming from as I don't think they breed on the patch though a couple of pair do breed on factory roofs in Birtley these days.