At the seawatch this morning the only bird really on the move was Whimbrel with 22 moving east HERE and in the evening I did the walk from the lodge to ferry via mill lane and back where the main theme was once again Whimbrels with about 25 or so in the harbour. There was also a flock of waders that included 2 Knot (including a nice summer plumage bird), 1 Sanderling, 30 Dunlin, 4 Turnstone, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 15 Grey Plover, 12 Redshank and 2 Greenshank. Ebird list HERE.
There were about 8 Diamond-back moths in the trap last night indicating that migrants are making there way up here now so still hoping for something like a Striped Hawkmoth following the recent influx.
Whimbrels moving east past Selsey Bill (above and below)
Whimbrels in the harbour. In the week I had 38 at East Head, about 15 at Medmerry and there has to be 30 or so in Pagham harbour too so what with a few flocks moving along the coast at the moment too, there could easily be 100+ around the Peninsula at the moment. Also had a couple going over the garden recently.
Redshanks in the harbour
Grey Plovers, 2 Knot, 1 Sanderling, Turnstone and Dunlin
Diamond-back moth
The first time I've had this form of Pale Tussock called 'concolor'
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