As it's Monday, my only freeish day, I did a local birding session starting off at the Bill and then to Church Norton. It was pretty quiet at the Bill but there was plenty of interest at Church Norton with 64 species there of nearly 9000 individuals in about three hours. Ebird list HERE. Highlights included the Pale-bellied Brent Goose that has been around a while, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank, 3 Sandwich Tern, a Merlin (with prey being chased by a Kestrel) and 2 Firecrest.
I had the moth traps on again last night hoping for some more migrants. No more megas unfortunately by I did have a White-speck, only the second record here. Other migrants included 4 Rusty-dot Pearl and a Large Yellow Underwing.
Adult Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Juvenile Brents- no white at all in the neck yet and really fresh white edges to the upperparts
Brents
Quite a contrasting Brent (middle bird)
Brents in flight
Pale-bellied Brent (far right) again
Dunlins and Knot (above)
Chiffchaff - three or four around Church Norton
White-speck
Dark Triangle Button, Acleris laterana - not a migrant but another first for the garden, now on 409 (since June).
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