A rather uneventful day birdwise as visible migration
appeared to have virtually dried up; even Hirundines were very thin on the
ground today figuratively speaking.
As many birders had come to Lodmoor for the Dowitcher the
Obs was very popular with visitors today; as a couple of Moths appeared on the
“pagers” and the (third for the week); Convolvulus
Hawk Moth was photographed frequently throughout the day until it decided
to disappear around mid afternoon.
The “Natural History bookshop” at the Obs also did some good
business; I was also tempted to buy a couple of books.
The Monarch
butterfly was still present in Easton and attracted many visitors.
As for the birds, little seen! First light saw just a few Yellow Wagtails, two Tree Pipits, and a
single Grey Wagtail overhead, as for
the rest, two Chiffchaff, nine Willow Warbler, two Whinchat, a family group of four Stonechat, a single Spotted Flycatcher, Blackcap and Reed Warbler, two Whitethroat,
eight Wheatear and a slight increase
in Meadow Pipits. A single Ringed Plover flyover and two Balearic Shearwater feeding off the
bill.
A very educational and entertaining evening with some
members of the Gwent birdwatching society staying at the Obs, identifying
various species of Bush Crickets, Spiders etc and picking up Common Pipistrelles on a bat detector
hunting over the moth traps.
Stonechat
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