Shelducks likely breed every year on the Harbour breakwaters but ultimate proof of that fact is usually lacking unless, as happened this evening, a family party is spotted making their way across the Harbour towards the mainland; we've witnessed this occasionally in the past and typically the birds made for Smallmouth and trundled on up the Fleet. Today's mother and ducklings stayed way, way out in the Harbour and when we lost them to sight they looked to be heading vaguely towards Sandsfoot Castle - an area that wouldn't be at all duckling-friendly! © Martin Cade:
Moth interest at the Obs remains so minimal that it's more akin to trapping in a crappy suburban garden than in a premier league migration hotspot. Cross-Channel movement seems to be almost non-existent and what very few non-locals we've been logging seem to have strayed out from the mainland; today these included a Pine Hawkmoth...
...whilst a couple of nights ago a Southern Wainscot was of minor note © Martin Cade:
