The DBOT moth event was well attended and proved very enjoyable. Those that took the opportunity to stay at the Observatory spent time in the evening with setting up and monitoring the moths and they were joined in the morning by the rest of the group to enjoy looking at and identifying the different moths in the various traps. Many thanks go to the Observatory staff and to Sean, Dorothy and Martin for bringing their traps to the event.
A Mediterranean Gull offshore was the only bird of interest.
An expected surprise at the moth traps was a Lesser Emperor dragonfly taken off the wall at first light.
Elsewhere, the Caspian Tern was still showing on the RSPB Reserve.