Monday 29th September

Clear skies again limited recording of passage but a few calling Meadow Pipit and Skylark were high overhead, the same conditions saw a reduction in migrants with just five Chiffchaff on site. 

Elsewhere Cetti's Warbler and Water Rail called from the Main Pond, and at low tide counts from the estuary included 53 Ringed Plover, four Sandwich Tern, three Dark-bellied Brent Geese and two Knot.

Dark-bellied Brent Geese  - Alan Keatley

Other Wildlife: The sunshine brought out the insects again with a good selection of butterflies including a few Red Admiral on the move, with a Clouded Yellow and a couple of Painted Lady in Greenland Lake along with reminders of summer in the form of Common Blue and Meadow Brown. Also, on the wing a queen Red-tailed Bumblebee and numerous Common Carder Bee.

Red-tailed Bumblebee - Alan Keatley

Common Carder Bee - Alan Keatley

There was still plenty of Ivy Bee activity, joined by the now regular Hornet with a Fig-leaf Skeletoniser Choreutis nemorana was resting near its food plant by the Go-karts. 

Hornet - Alan Keatley

Fig-leaf Skeletoniser Choreutis nemorana - Alan Keatley