Despite the frosty mornings and then the gales and rain I've added 3 new species to the garden moth list this month: Spring Usher, Acleris literana, and Small Brindled Beauty. Garden list now 698.

Spring Usher

 

Acleris literana

 

Small Brindled Beauty

 The year started with some very mild weather so the 2022 garden moth list stands at 3: Pale Brindled Beauty, Common Plume, and an Early Grey. Apparently the latter is the earliest record in Kent. Interesting birds seen since my last post include: The Little Bunting in Bexley, Grey Partridges at Sandwich Bay, the Little Gull at Chillenden and the Great Northern Diver in Dover Harbour.

Little Bunting

 

Grey Partridges

 

Little Gull

 

Great Northern Diver