A rather uneventful day migration wise but the Monarch butterfly provided an interesting detour.
Very little movement overhead at dawn, just a few Yellow Wagtails and Tree Pipits.
Most of the immigrant moths and butterflies had also moved
off.
Up in the top fields and Culverwell were a few Willow Warblers, two Tree Pipits, three “White” Wagtails, a Stonechat, a couple of Whitethroat,
a Blackcap, a Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher,
ten plus Wheatear and a Reed Warbler.
Two Spotted Flycatcher
and six Willow Warbler in the garden
at dusk.
The sea was quiet as well with just six Common Scoter flying east and a Balearic Shearwater feeding offshore.
A couple of the lads staying at the Obs went to Lodmoor to
see the Dowitcher today and came back saying it was chaotic and a few fights
almost broke out due to the distance of the bird and restricted viewing
conditions. When it was eventually located, there was a rush for viewing spots
and the inevitable clash of bodies and tripods! That’s twitching for you!
The wall-to-wall sunshine, virtually no cloud cover (day and night) and light winds over the
past few days have probably been good for migrating birds but not for finding,
them grounded, as they have just been flying over with no need to drop down at
Portland.
The only visible migration (Viz-Mig) was left to Hirundines that were obvious through most of
the day with an increase in Sand Martins
and fair numbers of Swallows and House Martins; also, a Swift went through early afternoon.
Another Convolvulus
Hawk Moth caught at Southwell last night by John Lucas (an honorary Oxfordshire
and Cholsey birder).
Convolvulus Hawk Moth
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