Green-brindled Crescent. Not much trapped last night, but the tally included 13 Rusty Dot Pearl and a single Silver Y, as well as this beauty.
Orcombe Point today - 5+ Song Thrush, 4 Bullfinches (high north-east), 20+ Chaffinch, c60 Skylarks, c40 Pied Wagtails, similar numbers of Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting, 7 Swallows, 4 Goldcrests, c40 Goldfinches, 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap, 1 Grey Wagtail and 25 Starlings.
Mudbank - 765+ Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 1 juvenile Common Tern, 1 Sandwich Tern, 9 Turnstones, c50 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Greenshank, 18 Redshank, 1+ Dunlin, 1 Knot, 7 Great Crested Grebes and a Kingfisher.
Yesterday - late after work on Orcombe - 1 Cirl Bunting, 1 Dartford Warbler, 3 Chiffchaffs and 1 Blackcap.
On 12/10 - Mudbank - c660 Dark-bellied Brent Geese and 2 Pale-bellied Brent Geese.
On 11/10 - Orcombe Point late on - 1 Dartford Warbler with 5 Stonechats in the turnip field, 1 Blackcap and 4 Chiffchaffs.
Masses of Harlequins at West Lodge today.
The foggy dawn on the river Torridge, Lundy-bound. I was lucky enough to get a job on Lundy on Thursday. Had a fabulous day with my brother. Great to bump into Tim and Nick too.
Old Lighthouse.
Nice Green-brindled Crescent. We had 2 melanic individuals in the traps yesterday morning. Just 15 moths of 8 species.
ReplyDeleteHarlequins seem to have much declined here. Some years back they were ubiquitous, but now just encounter a few of them.
Hi Neil - have never seen (or heard of) melanic Green-brindled Crescent - is that the 'capucina' form? Just did a quick internet search. I've not seen many Harlequins lately either but there were plenty along a line of willows, locally - the most I've ever seen in fact. Perhaps just a good spell of warm weather has done the trick? All the best. Matt.
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you on Lundy Matt, bet you were as surprised to see me there as I was to see you!
ReplyDeleteHi Tim - yep, had to do a double-take! So used to seeing you locally. Hope you had a great stay on Lundy. Will hopefully manage some proper birding on there one day. Great place. All the best. Matt.
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