Spring passage pause

There was just the lightest north east breeze this morning at Selsey Bill which seems to have put the knackers on any visible passage HERE. However there were a couple of surprises with a male Serin seemingly coming in-off (more or less the only migrant!) and even more unusual was a Black Swan flying east. A flock of 14 Brents could well be the last of the Spring too and there were several Great Northern Divers around including some smart birds in summer plumage.

In the afternoon we did a family walk round East Head- five or six Whimbrels were around the salt marsh, the fields and Snowshill Marsh where there was also a Greenshank and a few Avocets. 

The moth trap was more lively last night with 25 species including 2 Dark Sword Grass and Angle Shades as possible migrants and Dog's Tooth, V-pug, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Bright-line Brown-eye, Pale Tussock and Carrion moth being NFYs. Now on 83 for the year for the garden.

Brent Geese- the last this Spring?

Summer plumage Great Northern Diver (above and below) 

Black Swan!

Dog's Tooth (above and below) 

Pale Tussock

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