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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 15h

Not much changed at Ferrybridge this morning 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, Sanderling, Knot, c. 150 Ringed Plover, c. 30 Dunlin

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

No Maize Wainscot here but still not a bad night’s mothing

Barred Sallow Although a common moth overall, this is new for the garden

Large Ranunculus I don’t trap one every year

Feathered Brindle very common this year, 3 or 4 most days the past few weeks and the Delicate

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A few of the more interesting moths from last night’s trap

Cypress Pug, one of my favourite pugs because I can identify it

Delicate, it’s been a good year for these

Northern Rustic, only my 2nd, the last one 2012 (this one from the day before)

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Adult and juvenile Pale-bellied Brent Geese Portland Harbour this morning

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Bath time in the garden pond this morning

One of the local Robins, also in the melee were a dozen House Sparrows and a couple of Great Tits

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

2 Pale-bellied Geese Portland Harbour from Starbucks

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The full range of Vestal colours from the traps this morning including my first really pink one #MothsMatter

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Grey Phalaropes at Chesil Cove today

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

2 Grey Phalaropes ChesilCove below Pulpit Inn

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Things much the same at Ferrybridge this morning Bar-tailed Godwit, Knot, 4 Sanderling, 3 Wheatear and a Rook south

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The only interesting moths in last night's trap were the tiniest, Beautiful Twitcher and Carrot Ridge-back #MothsMatter

Tebenna micalis, 5 mm, a very scarce immigrant found on the south coast

Epermenia aquidentellus, 5.5mm, very local, I see a couple a year

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

3 Wheatears and a Whinchat Reap Lane paddocks s of barn

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Ferrybridge after the tide 5 Sanderling, 2 Knot, 2 Redshank, Bar-tailed Godwit, Snipe over south

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ferrybridge this morning Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Sanderling, 2 Knot amongst the regulars

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Sparrowhawk visiting the garden pond this morning

Sparrowhawk sitting over the edge of the pond, keeping an eye on a Magpie on the other side

After a quick dip still not happy about the Magpie

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Ferrybridge this morning 189 Ringed Plover, 38 Dunlin, Knot, 3 Sanderling,

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Today's Rose-coloured Starling at Portland Bill today

Although not as striking as the pink summer plumage bird this pale juvenile stood out from the rest of the Starling flock

The Starling flock was ranging from the lighthouse cottage roof to the Pulpit Inn pub, then the coastguard cottages and then the Bill common

I often couldn't see the Rose-coloured Starling in the Starling flock when at distance so I just pointed the camera, pressed the shutter and hoped for the best

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Ferrybridge this morning Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Sanderling, 3 Knot, 4 Shelduck, Curlew Sandpiper still about until the tide

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Ferrybridge from sunrise 20 Turnstone, 5 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Sanderling, 2 Knot , Redshank, 2 Wheatear

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Ferrybridge before the tide 10 Knot, 6 Sanderling, 5 Redshank, 11 Common Terns

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Cattle Egret with the Dexter cattle Bill Hill ( just south of Southwell)

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Ferrybridge from sunrise 5 Sanderling, 2 Curlew, Knot, 6 Yellow Wagtail

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Ferrybridge this morning 3 Knot, 3 Sanderling, 7 Greenshanks south, 210 Ringed Plover , 4 Yellow Wagtails, 300 Swallows and Sand Martins 60/40

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Ferrybridge this morning 19 Turnstone, 6 Sanderling, 2 Redshank, Knot, Curlew, Yellow Wagtail

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Ferrybridge this morning Greenshank, Bar-tailed Godwit , Curlew , 2 Knot, 9 Sanderling, Wheatear

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Ferrybridge this morning 9 Redshanks, Knot, 2 Sanderling, 3 Wheatear

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Ferrybridge in the #rain 40 Common Terns, 30 Sandwich Terns, 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Sanderling, Knot

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

This spider was in the moth trap, please can someone tell me what it is

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A good selection of migrant moths in last night’s trap #mothsmatter

Convolvulus Hawkmoth, there were also 4 Striped and 2 Hummingbird Hawkmoths

One of five Scarce Bordered Straw, also a Bordered Straw in the trap

Portland Ribbon Waves, other immigrants included 26 Small Mottled Willow, 10 Dark Swordgrass, 5 European Corn-borers and 23 SilverY

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Ferrybridge this morning 5 Curlew, 3 Redshank, 3 Sanderling , Turnstone , 2 Grey Herons , 3 Wigeon south

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This cricket from last night's moth trap looks like it may be a Verge Cricket, Eumodicogryllus bordigalensis. The 2nd of these for Britain was caught at Freshwater Bay 4 days ago and reported by @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social. We had another in the garden 3 days ago. #Crickets

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A few moths from the garden traps these past few days #mothsmatter

Portland Ribbon Wave, quite a few of these recently. I always like moths with "Portland" in the name

Saltmarsh Knot-horn, Ancylosis oblitella, uncommon, maybe an immigrant, 2nd for the garden

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Just a few phone pics of moths from last night’s trap

Small Marbled, a tiny immigrant moth, this one is especially well marked

Starry Pearl, Cynaeda dentalis, just over a centimetre long, a coastal species and has always been my favourite moth

Spindle Knothorn, Nephopterix angustella, I had only trapped one before in 16 years, this year I’ve had several of them

Dark Sword-grass, one of the more common immigrant moths

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Whimbrel, Knot, and Redshank along with the usual Dunlin and Ringed Plover at Ferrybridge this morning

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Two interesting moths from last night's traps, Pellitory Beauty and Dark Mottled Willow #mothsmatter

Pellitory Beauty (Cosmopterix pulchrimella), very tiny, I wasn't sure it was a moth until I saw the photo

Dark Mottled Willow a rare migrant. Early mornings I just photograph what is on the top of the moth trap and record the moths later. I was surprised by this one.

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Scarce Zebra Moth, Helcystogramma lutatella from last night's trap #mothsmatter

H. lutatella a pRDB1 moth is only found on the Dorset coast and Channel Isles. It is similar to H. rufescens which is common in the garden.

H. lutatella has white labial palps while H. rufescens has brown scales on its labial Palps. If I had not seen @portlandbirdobs post about H. lutatella from a few days ago I would not have thought to check the labial palps on this moth.

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I thought that this Striped Hawkmoth was incredibly tiny but it is just at the lower end of its size range

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Pete photographed this distant wader near the tern colony at Ferrybridge this morning. It was slightly larger than the nearby Ringed Plover. We thought it may be a Grey Phalarope, what do you think?

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Ferrybridge this morning 70 Ringed Plover, 35 Dunlin, 5 Turnstone, 5 Redshank, Sanderling

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Ferrybridge this morning 44 Ringed Plover, 15 Dunlin, 2 Sanderling

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Ferrybridge this morning 5 Sanderling, 2 Curlew, Redshank, Common Sandpiper

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Good numbers of mostly common immigrant moths last night, the Striped Hawkmoth was the star of the show #mothsmatter

Rush Veneer (top) and Small Mottled Willow

Olive Tree Pearl (top) and Rusty-dot Pearl

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Ferrybridge this morning 48 Dunlin, 19 Ringed Plover, 3 Sanderling, 2 Turnstone, all put up by a juvenile Peregrine

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Ferrybridge this morning 10 Sanderling, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Redshank, 2 Turnstone, Whimbrel

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This morning's Little Stint at Ferrybridge

with Redshanks and a Black-headed Gull towering behind

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Debra Saunders @debbyseamist.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Interesting moths trapped last night in the garden, 2 new: Lesser-spotted Pinion and Northern Grey (Scoparia ancipitella, I'll take advisement on this one), also good nos. of immigrants and unusuals (for here)

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