In the Field Mondays

I'm trying to get every Monday off to spend in the field. This morning after doing the moths (and garden vis-mig- 10 Teal over the garden was a garden tick) I headed out and checked  out Mill Lane Marsh and then Ferry before heading over to Church Norton. I walked round the back towards Bluebell Woods and then back along the Severals, over to the Spit and then back past the Benches and through the Church yard. The wind was light from the northeast and it was nice and sunny so a really nice walk with 80 species in total (HERE), highlights including an immature White-tailed Eagle, a juvenile Red Kite (a peninsula tick), juv Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, a Golden Plover over, 2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear and 83 Wigeon and 26 Pintail in the harbour. There was a trickle of passerine vis-mig with a few Mips, Yellow Wags and hirundines going over. 

About 200-250 of 52 in the moth trap last night- a few highlights below and also Scarce Bordered Straw, Olive-tree Pearl, Rusty-dot Pearl, Dark Sword Grass, Silver-Y, another Clancy's Rustic, 2 Delicate and also Portland Ribbon Waves. Most of the catch was Large Yellow Underwing (about 150 or so). 

White-tailed Eagle (above and below)- the rows of markings on the upperwing coverts indicates a juvenile bird although the quality of the photo isn't great. It's either a juv or a second calender year bird (but looks more like a juv- an old young bird should show more white in the underwing and underparts). 

Juvenile Red Kite- an easy one to age with all those white markings on the underparts and fresh plumage

Wigeon and Pintail- numbers building in the harbour. Others counted 200 Wigeon in the harbour. 

A decent solid white line along the costa and thorax leading edge of this Radford's. No mistaking ones like this

Green Brindled Crescent- an NFG. 170924 update CMR team says it’s Brindled Green which makes sense. 

Notch-winged Tortix, Acleris emargana- NFG

Small Dingy Tubic, Borkhausenia fuscescens- NFG. Garden moth list now 368. 

Black-banded Masonor, Blastobasis rebeli- the freshest one I've had of these. Smart little moth