Tuesday 17th July

A strong south-westerly breeze, combined with long spells of sunshine made it feel like a bracing day at the seaside! While working out in the fields at East Malling Research Field this morning I managed to see good numbers of Skylark, Linnet and Swifts, as well as my first Silver Y moth of the year (sheltering in the straw between the strawberry beds) and a Peacock butterfly on a strawberry flower.