Dell Quay

There was an inset day today so the kids still haven't gone back to school so it was another day of playing chess, eating out and fun and games at the amusements. So I'm still not quite back in the game yet. However I managed to get out this morning and checked out Dell Quay (the plan for the rest of the winter is to do some more exploring of local birding sites I haven't visisted yet). I had 44 species of nearly 2000 individuals in a couple of hours HERE. The highlight was a wintering Greenshank and a few more local year ticks. My local year list is now 87 so plenty more to catch up with yet (other local birders are around 110 so I've got a bit of catching up). 

The night temperatures actually reached 10 C for a few hours in between the heavy frosts and a blast of mild air becoming cool and I got the moth year list off to a start with Mottled Umber and a Ypsolopha ustella which I think could be a lifer. So garden moth list now on 2 species for 2025. 

Common Greenshank (above)

Brents and waterbirds at Dell Quay. The weather was awful and what with the time constraint I didn't get to check out the area properly. Apparantely there are some areas for Jack Snipe nearby and a sewage farm which can be interesting too. 

Ypsolopha ustella I think- I can't find any personal records so far so could be a lifer if correct id 130124 update- yes confirmed by the CMR team . First moth lifer of the year.