After a day when the only oddity reported had been a
Hooded Crow over Weston there was a spurt of evening action when first a
Red-rumped Swallow was discovered hawking over the Grove pig farm and then observers looking for the swallow were treated to a couple of flight views of a
Golden Oriole at the Grove Stadium/St Peter's Church. The day's only new commoner migrants had been 2
Chiffchaffs and a
Spotted Flycatcher at the Obs, with a
Lesser Whitethroat and a couple more
Chiffchaffs lingering on there from recent days; elsewhere there were 8
Sanderlings at Ferrybridge. The only sea reports were of 50
Manx Shearwaters, 10
Common Scoter, a
Whimbrel and a
Black-headed Gull through off the Bill.
Single
Small Marbleds at the Obs and Weston were by far the best of the night's immigrant moths; 8
Rush Veneer, 6
Rusty-dot Pearl, 4
Diamond-back Moth and 3
Silver Y made up the rest of the immigrant tally at the Obs where a
Beautiful Golden Y was a good island record.
It's been a good spring for Red-rumped Swallows - this evening's bird was the fifth of the season © Martin Cade:
Hot on the heels of yesterday's Ni Moth, today's Small Marbleds were another nice 'mid-table' rarity that'll certainly maintain interest © Martin Cade:
