By Simon Parker
It was my turn to turn the lights on today so an early start and over to the generators to check everything is ok and ready to go. As I was up early, I'd planned meeting the team over at castles for some Moths on tour, the moth trap continues its journey to all the exotic island locations and this time we were looking for the illusive Netted Pug... No signs yet, but we did have a few new moths to add to the year list, cream of the crop was this amazing Cream Spot Tiger!
In anticipation of the Ocean Nova arriving, I then headed down to the jetty to welcome some Nature Trek tourists who were keen to get out and explore. Most of the groups were looking for the Golden Oriole but they did manage to spot the Hobby and also the Turtle Dove. Only a few trips were needed up and down the hill, my record 15 trips from the Silver Wind cruise ship is still intact. A previous work colleague happened to be acting as a guide for the group so it was nice to catch up and here all about Lincolnshire life again, the conservation world can seem very small at times!
Matt and Me a long way from Lincolnshire
The afternoon was spent counting the Lundy Cabbage, our annual count was due and me, Tara, Maddie and Bee Cox from the Lundy Field Society set out in Kayaks to count the hidden cabbage along the cliffs. It was the perfect day for cruising up the East side, gentle seas and warm sunshine were in abundance and it actually felt like summer. The cliffs on the East side are a haven for our endemic Cabbage and the numbers looked pretty good, final island numbers will be gathered together later in the week.
After all that complicated mathematics it was time for a badly needed swim to round off the day, I'm actually not a fan of cold water swimming (I'm a wimp) but today was so hot it was a perfect end to the day.