In the sunshine today quite a few Red Admirals and Clouded Yellows and a single Painted Lady were still on the wing at the Bill. Not surprisingly, moth immigration has pretty well fizzled out as the weather has changed over the last few days; the only lingerers caught overnight at the Obs were singles of Rush Veneer and Delicate.
Wheatear and Black Redstart - Portland Bill and Portland Castle, 4th November 2014 © Ken Dolbear (Wheatear) and Brett Spencer Brett's Goosey Ganderings(Black Redstart)
Also thanks to Will Bown for a photo and some extra details on this blue-ringed Mediterranean Gull that was at Ferrybridge on 21st October:
...there are so many colour-ringed Med Gulls about at Ferrybridge these days that we don't often mention them unless they're from somewhere other than France and Belgium; it turns out Will's blue-ringed bird is from Italy - it was first ringed as a chick at Venice in June 2012, with just one subsequent sighting from inland western France in May 2013.