As I was emptying the Moth trap this morning 1,000s of House Martins were streaming over the fields in front the house, a superb spectacle.
From the observatory I walked out into The Desert and along the southern edge of the trapping area. There were still fair numbers of common migrants, Blackcaps and Common Whitethroats being most numerous, followed by Chiffchaffs/Willow Warblers, 4 each of Redstart and Whinchat, 6 Wheatears, 2 Spotted and 1 Pied Flycatcher.
A short visit to a very busy reserve to twitch the juv Red-backed Shrike, while there at least 15 Common Buzzards came through.
As this afternoon was taken up with domestic stuff. This evening I went back to the reserve to see the Shrike which showed quite well.
A quick look at the ARC from the causeway saw a Spotted Redshank from the south end and 5 Black Terns.
Juv.Red-backed Shrike
Some of last nights Moths
Vestal
Small Ranunculus
Old Lady
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