Fifteen Large Yellow Underwing was by far the most I've ever had. Not much variety but a very fresh Common Wainscot was NfG 150 and only my second Small Dusty Wave was flattened against the conservatory. With the aid of Hantsmoths FB a faded specimen was identified as Green Carpet despite having not a single green scale anywhere!! So now 151 species in week 13.
Pretty much no bird sound in the early light although one or two House Martins were invisible high overhead.
Hoping that Pulborough may produce something.
The day developed into a scorcher; some injudicious parking meant that at leaving time the car's thermometer showed 93F! Thankfully, a few miles with all windows down got it to a bearable 77F.
On site too hot for anything other than heat haze. Just three well camouflaged Wheatears on the South Brooks a couple of Kestrels and the odd Yellow Wagtail call. On the North Brooks two grey, hazy distant waders found by Carey eventually morphed into Knot, an unusual record here, only the 11th in the last decade and my first since a single bird in 2011.
Similar numbers of Teal and Shoveler to last week but now joined by the first handful of eclipse plumage Wigeon. My only additional raptors were ten or more Buzzard and a single ragged and bleached Red Kite although one of the Peregrines with a Teal kill was seen by others.
Only butterflies of note for me were two Small Coppers which seem very scarce this year.
