More Hawfinches and Black Redstarts

Weekends are family time so I'm restricted to vis-mig in the morning before the kids get up and popping out during screen time. However it's proven to not be such a bad strategy with highlights this weekend including 8 Hawfinches going over west this morning, Brambling, Siskins, Brent Geese, Golden Plovers, Snipe and some more epic Woodpigeon migration with Firecrest, Goldcrest and Chiffchaff actually in the garden.  Ebird lists from Saturday and Sunday mornings HERE and HERE. Now on 89 bird species for the garden HERE

There was a fall of Black Reds yesterday with 5 at the bill and 3 at Coastguards so I went out on a local twitch in the afternoon and managed to connect with the 3 at the Coastguards. While driving back from Chichester yesterday 2 Egyptian Geese flew over the road at Houton- another Peninsula tick, now on a good starter block 170. 

The moth trap was pretty interesting yesterday morning but the cooler night temperatures last night were less productive. New for gardens this weekend in pics below. 

Adult male and female type Black Redstart near the Selsey Coastguards

Firecrest in the garden- its been around a week or so. Finally saw it. Also one or two Goldcrests and Chiffchaffs too.

Brents over the garden

Dotted Chestnut- new for garden. Garden moth list is now on 398. 

Satellite- new for garden 

Acleris hastiana (above) and Acerlis sparsana (below) - both NFGs.

Pine Carpet (I think) If so another NFG.  011124 update- confirmed by CMR.

Feathered Ranunculus- was pretty good for migrants/suspected migrants yesterday night with 3 Flame Brocades,  6 Dark Sword Grass, 10 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 2 Clancy's Rustic, 1 Blair's Mocha, 3 Turnips, 4 Angle Shades, 5 Scarce Bordered Straw, 6 Delicate, 9 Rusty-dot Pearls, 3 Rush Veneer, single Silver-Y and Diamond-back moth  and additional single Four-spotted Footman and Dark Spectacle last night

Presumably just a dark rather large Diamond-back Moth rather than one of it's rare congeners.  011124 update- confirmed by CMR. 

Two different gelechids- maybe Tomato Leaf Miner, Tuta absoluta (above) and Winter Grounding/Bittersweet moth, Scrobipalpa costella (below). 011124 update - Tuta absoluta is a gen dent job and yes to the Winter Groundling (Thanks Stephen Palmer). 

Flock of six Hawfinch going over . Recordings of other two Hawfinches going west today HERE

A brief snippet of Firecrest sub-song dueting with a Wren