Monday 27 July 2020

July flycatchers

Spotted Flycatcher - 23/07 (Ventnor)
Pied Flycatcher - 24/07 (witt calls, Ventnor)


Local fresh juv herring gulls - on the wing.


LBB


Wheatear (Ventnor Downs) - also Crossbills continue to move most early mornings (West and North); Sand Martins heading south. Willow warbler numbers increasing. Barn Owl juv begging most nights. HB hawk-moth (29th) and Painted Lady (only my second of the year, Bonchurch Down, on the 29th). And an adder at Luccombe Down - can't say I've seen many in the year and half I've lived here - I'm sure they're more prevalent than my scant obs would suggest. 
Somewhat subtle in this pic but there were 'noctilucent' clouds showing before dawn one morning; and comet neowise was quite obvious, which I saw at least (earlier on in July from Nansen Hill - worth getting up for).

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