A fair-sized pod of Common Dolphins - estimated to be upwards of 50 - lingered distantly off the Bill for a good part of the morning.
The moth-traps were quieter than yesterday but immigrants continued to feature in fair numbers, with the first Convolvulus Hawk-moth of the year at the Obs a notable highlight; a total of 15 Bordered Straws were logged and an Orange Footman was a noteworthy disperser that made it to the Grove.
Turtle Dove, Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell, 'Wasp'-type Bee Orchid, Convolvulus Hawk-moth and Storm Petrel - Southwell and Portland Bill, 15th June 2015 © Nick Stantiford (Turtle Dove), Ken Dolbear (the butterflies and Wasp Orchid) and Martin Cade (Convolvulus Hawk and Storm Petrel)
Last night's Storm Petrel was a noisy little beggar in the hand:
And for no particular reason other than it was in the Obs garden for a good part of the day and often rather close here's one of today's Reed Warblers:
The monotony of the Reed contrasts nicely with the altogether more varied song of this Sedge Warbler at Culverwell last week:
Last night's Storm Petrel was a noisy little beggar in the hand:
And for no particular reason other than it was in the Obs garden for a good part of the day and often rather close here's one of today's Reed Warblers:
The monotony of the Reed contrasts nicely with the altogether more varied song of this Sedge Warbler at Culverwell last week: