In the continuing absence of numbers - the novelty of a drop of rain during the morning came far too late to do us any good - a Firecrest in song at Culverwell was certainly unexpected but didn't really provide the sort of quality that might have saved the day; other non-routines included another quite early Balearic Shearwater off the Bill and a Great White Egret in off the sea at Chesil; also at the latter, a total of 340 lingering Mediterranean Gulls was very exceptional for this time of year. Among the odd ones and twos of expected migrants on the land a Common Sandpiper at the Bill and a Hobby over Easton were of note, whilst 5 Arctic Skuas and singles of Black-throated and Great Northern Diver passed by off the Bill.
A conspicuous increase in Red Admirals - there were several dozen in many suitable spots like the Obs garden - provided further evidence of ongoing lepidoptera migration even if this wasn't really reflected in the moth-traps that attracted just a handful of Diamond-backs, Rusty-dot Pearls and Silver Ys © Martin Cade:
