Some more nice moths this morning at Gibraltar Point, with 525/120 recorded. Highlights included Least Yellow Underwing (pic 4), Endotricha Flammealis, Box Tree, Southern Wainscot, Barred Rivulet, Tawny Speckled Pug and Iron Prominent. Pics labelled. #teammoth #mothsmatter

There’s definitely an ‘end of season’ feeling in the air now, but still a few of our birds yet to fledge. Lovely views of two 8 day old ringed plover chicks this morning, feeding out on the mudflats. The remaining little tern chicks are starting to flap their wings- not long now!

Had this CR avocet at Gibraltar Point NNR on 08/08 and still present today, ring reads ‘JK’ or ‘UK’ but doesn’t seem to have been uploaded on CR Birding yet. One of yours Ian Hartley Chris Lamsdell ? Lincsbirding Gibraltar Point Bird Observatory

Delighted to hear that this micro came back as Caloptilia Hemidactylella. A seriously rare UK moth and first record for Lincolnshire, trapped at Gibraltar Point NNR overnight 5-6th August. Outside of its flight time too. A proper mega! Lincs Wildlife Trust LWT Wild News #mothsmatter

1079 moths recorded in 2 traps at Gibraltar Point NNR yesterday, 116 species. We’ve now recorded 18,671 moths of around 515 species this year. Highlights recently included Saltmarsh Plume, Red Underwing and Maiden’s Blush.

With the season now almost at an end, the sanctuary has fledged 25 ringed plovers, 23 little terns and at least 3 oystercatchers! A great year, with at least 12 more fledged ringed plovers from the Greenshanks Creek area of the reserve.

With the 103rd night trapped here at Gibraltar Point NNR this year, last night we passed 20,000 moths for the year, now around 520 species. (20,048/~520) 477/65 in the trap included highlights such as Large Thorn (3), Saltmarsh Plume (2) and Archer’s Dart. #teammoth #mothsmatter

A whopping 1,146/99 here at Gibraltar Point NNR last night with highlight being a Porter’s Rustic. Likely only the second Lincs record. Huge numbers of regular species- Common Wainscot (250) and S-H Character (167). A handful of NFY takes us to 21,776/~535 #mothsmatter #teammoth

New bird feeding station designed and built at Gibraltar Point by Shorebird Warden Sam Goddard and residential volunteer Erin Walker 😁

Nice to catch up with this elusive Wood Warbler this morning in the East Dunes at Gibraltar Point. Species 212 for the year list Patchwork Challenge. Can’t be many other Lincs records this year! LWT Wild News Lincsbirding Icterine Warbler more common here this year 😬

Another Tawny Wave to light this morning here at Gibraltar Point. 2024, the year that keeps on giving! What next? Hoping for some more migratory stuff tonight 🤞🏻LWT Wild News

Personal totals at Gibraltar Point Bird Observatory today included Wryneck, 24 Pied Fly, 18 Redstart, 13 Whinchat, Spot Fly and Tripit as well as 24 Spoonbills on the lagoons. A real treat to have Redstart and Pied Fly using the pond we revamped last week too. A day for the history books.

A good haul of migrant moths at Gibraltar Point took us past 1,000 moths for the night, 1017/93. Some corking rares included 2 Palpita Vitrealis, likely the first multiple occurrence ever on the reserve. Ferrugalis, N. Noctuella, 2 Silver Y, 9 Dark Swordgrass, 40+ White Point.

Last night was mental. 1231/79 in my trap here at Gibraltar Point included a record 3 P. Vitrealis, also 65 White Point and 364 SHC. Still waiting for the big ones, but can’t complain at the sheer numbers at the moment. My second ever Antler a highlight. #teammoth #mothsmatter

742/58 species. Convolvulous (finally!), 16 White Point, 2 Delicate, Diamondback, Turnip, 5 Silver Y, 5 Angle Shades, 10 Rush Veneer and 3 Dark Swordgrass to light overnight, Gibraltar Point NNR. Happy chappy 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁Migrant Lepidoptera LWT Wild News

Euchromius Ocellea, second Lincs record (last in 2006) to light at Gibraltar Point overnight. Stunner! Backed by 9!! Palpita Vitrealis, 3 Small Mottled Willow, Anania Verbascalis (new for site)… We’re on 27,430/547 species for the year. #teammoth #mothsmatter

Beware the man with the butter tubs! A decent trap night again last night here at Gibraltar Point has been massively out-shadowed by me finding 2 Convolvulous Hawkmoths in the beach! Insane! #teammoth #mothsmatter

Not content with ‘just’ the 2 Convov this morning, I went again this afternoon… 6!!! Convolvulus Hawkmoth perched around the reserve here at Gibraltar Point, surely a site record. The one on the branch particularly well hidden. Each individual below. Greedy, perhaps? #teammoth