This morning I was very pleased to see a Barred Yellow on the vanes of my small Heath Trap-the first one in 16 years of trapping. This is my first new macro for the garden list this year. Also new for the year were Red-barred Tortrix and Lozotaenia forsterana. After looking in the trap where there were only 20 moths of 16 species, I headed down to Reculver where the Icterine Warbler was singing well near the Bishopstone Lane car park. It only gave brief views while I was there but this was a Kent tick for my bird list.

Barred Yellow

Lozotaenia forsterana

This morning there were 31 moths of 23 species in my trap with The Fan-foot, July Highflyer, Wax Moth, and Lesser Yellow Underwing all new for the year. Yesterday afternoon I caught up with the Bonaparte's Gull at Oare Marshes for the 3rd year running. It is in very nice adult plumage now but was a too distant for a decent photograph.

July Highflyer

 Bonaparte's Gull

Saturday morning produced the best catch of the year in terms of numbers with 50 moths of 27 species. New for the year were Dark Arches, Yellow Shell, Mottled Beauty, Eudonia mercurella, Crambus perlela, Udea olivalis, Bramble Shoot Moth and my 5th ever Pine Carpet. Numbers were down slightly this morning with 38 moths od 26 species with Crambus pascuella new for the garden list-the first new species of the year.

Crambus pascuella

Pine Carpet

I had the best moth catch of the year this morning with 28 moths of 21 species-nothing special but better than of late. New for the year were: the Bud Moth, my second ever record of Blotched Emerald-the first was in 2009, my first Bordered Straw since 2009 and my first Cream-bordered Green Pea since 2010. Struggled again today to find many new birds at Dunge but Scotney Gravel Pits proved most productive with a flight view of the two Spoonbills and my first Corn Buntings of the year. A Tree Sparrow was also seen there.

Blotched Emerald

Bordered Straw

 Cream-bordered Green Pea

 Spoonbills

Made another visit to Westbere Lakes yesterday afternoon, where I only saw 1 Norfolk Hawker, which cruised up and down a short stretch of territory but didn't settle once in an hour. I could only try for flight shots. One hairy Dragonfly also noted.

Norfolk Hawker

Moth numbers still low. New for the year in the last couple of nights were: Scarce Footman, Smoky Wainscot and Celypha striana.

Scarce Footman

 Celypha striana

New moths for the year Saturday morning were Treble Brown-spot, Double Square-spot and The Uncertain. Saturday afternoon I spent at Lullingstone CP where it was overcast and a bit drizzly. I did have fleeting views of 3 Dark Green Fritillaries but none posed for the camera. However, there were also a few Marbled White Butterflies and Grass Rivulets were fairly common there.

Marbled White

Grass Rivulet