A very slow week migrant wise, small numbers of Warblers, a few Tree Pipits and singles of Common Redstart, Pied and Spotted Flycatcher on The Point. The sea has fared no better the highlight being a single Balearic Shearwater, Caspian Gull and several Yellow-legged Gulls, Tern numbers have been very low, but 8 Black Terns roosted on Lade Beach one evening per DS. Elsewhere on the peninsula a White Stork from the reintroduction programme has been present on the reserve for last 3 days. A single Wood Sandpiper and up to 17 Garganey have been the highlights on the ARC. There are still 1,000s of Sand martins moving through with a few Swallows and a handful of Swifts. At Galloways up to 3 Whinchats present but just a single Wheatear. This week the sandpit has had up to 3 Wood Sandpipers, 19 Green Sandpipers, 6 Common Sandpipers, 3 Ruff and a few Avocet, Snipe and Black-tailed Godwit.
Wood Sandpiper at the ARC from Hanson
Party of 8 Garganey at the ARC from Hanson
Garganey
Spotted Flycatcher in a private garden
Harbour Porpoises at the fishing boats
2nd calendar year Yellow-legged Gull at the fishing boats
Juvenile Caspian Gull at the fishing boats
Brussels Lace, long overdue in my trap
Peach Blossom. A real beauty that is just about annual in my trap
A slightly funky Portland Ribbon Wave
Cydia amplana
No comments:
Post a Comment