The evening high tide saw 38 Mediterranean Gull (22 ad, 13 2cy & three 3cy) gather in The Bight with three Bar-tailed Godwit and two Grey Plover amongst the Oystercatcher. Elsewhere 45 Curlew and a Whimbrel were in the Railway Saltmarsh and two Sandwich Tern were offshore.
Ringing News: Two colour-ringed adult Mediterranean Gull from France and Germany were present over high tide, both first Warren recoveries.
Other Wildlife: The first two Rush Veneer of the year were kicked up with half a dozen Diamond-back Moth. Elsewhere a Grey Seal was in the estuary.
A six hour mothing session on Friday night recorded a mammoth 153 species with five new for the Recording Area, these included Waved and Wood Carpet, Tawny Shears and two Roseate Marble Celypha rosaceana. The latter is just the third Devon record, for a species more usually found in coastal areas and rough pastures in southern and eastern England.
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| Roseate Marble Celypha rosaceana - Luke Harman |
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Waved Carpet - Luke Harman
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| Wood Carpet - Luke Harman |
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| Tawny Shears - Luke Harman |
The second Ni Moth for the Warren was the pick of the long distance migrants with the first Bordered Straw and Rusty-dot Pearl of the year amongst 20 Diamond-back Moth.
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| Ni Moth - Luke Harman |
Local specialties included Shore Wainscot, Sand Dart, White Colon, Gorse Knot-horn Pempelia genistella and Sandhill Knot-horn Anerastia lotella.
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| Sandhill Knot-horn Anerastia lotella - Luke Harman |
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| Gothic - Luke Harman |
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| Plain Pug - Luke Harman |
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| White Colon - Luke Harman |
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