SCP: a sea watch on 2nd produced a few Balearics and Manxies west (but generally quiet). A Cory's was seen in the morning (Gary H). [Slightly onshore WSW with strong gusts, drizzle, variable visibility].
Luccombe Down: first autumn Tree Pipit on 3rd; small numbers have followed since, often up high when the skies have been clear; five on 8th and seven over on 10th. Numerous Willow Warblers most days. Whinchat on 6th (a Bee-eater was reported the same day). Another Pied Flycatcher today (7th). Hummingbird hawk-moth (x2) on 9th; one on Luccombe Down and one outside my window.
A Jersey Tiger on the Buddleia today (Aug 9th) - was joined by a Hummingbird hawk-moth (also Red Admirals, Whites, and bees/hoverfly spp)
Most mornings Tree Pipits are heard going over - nowhere near the numbers my brother gets at his Ferry Hills site (Fife, Scotland) - see his August Trektellen counts - but always great to catch a few heading southwards over the island.
Photo from last year when I last visited - a site near the Forth Bridge
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