Some of the many Razorbills passing today
The sea was quite busy this morning.
07.00-09.30 & 12.30-14.30 with RW,
Brent Goose: 19W
Common Scoter: 3W
Great-crested Grebe: 3W. 1 present
Turnstone: 2 present
Kittiwake: 660W
Black-headed Gull: 45W
Little Gull: 21W
Mediterranean Gull: 65W
Common Gull: 9W
Great Black Backed Gull: 14W
Lesser Black-backed Gull: 3W
Sandwich Tern: 61W
Arctic Skua: 11W 2 present
Guillemot: 9W
Razorbill: 2,729W
Auk sp: 148W
Red-throated Diver: 6W 2 present
Gannet: 1,084W
Cormorant: 39W
Peregrine: 1 present
Meadow Pipit: 8W
Harbour Porpoise: 4
Grey Seal: 2
The little Gulls were all quite distant
Red-throated Diver
The 3 Glossy Ibis were in the pool in front of the Axell look out
2 Pintail the highlight from Hanson today
Golden Plover from Hanson Yesterday
The Black Stork that spent a few minutes circling high over Lydd yesterday
One of the 3 Ring Ouzels in The Desert yesterday
Black-necked Grebe at Scotney, viewed from the double bends
In general the peninsula has been very quiet, with just small numbers of Finches and Pipits migrating over, most of the Hirundines appear to have departed. There is a distinct lack of Thrushes and Crests, as for scarce passerines there are none. At least the Pallid harrier is still around though difficult to predict its appearances.
A holly Blue in my garden, I rarely see them with their wings open
A magnificent Flame Brocade, a rare migrant from the continent was the star in m trap
For several years I tried in vain to ID a caterpillar that stripped my St. Leonards on Sea balcony Celery plants and then pupated on a stalk, emerged in a week or two revealing this Flame Brocade Moth that I photographed only a few weeks back before it flew.
ReplyDeleteI'd be very happy fit they stripped my plants, they are stunning moths.
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