September at last saw a couple of new birds for the year. The first of these was Common Sandpiper, with a bird by Big Bend on the river on the 14th. More surprising were two more near First Bend on the same day…
The other addition was a small flock of Redpoll over Jim
& Sue’s garden and I had a single flyover in the Magic Garden.
Not much else to report on the bird front although the
wagtails made the most of the mid-month floods with four Grey Wagtail and at
least 35 Pied feeding on the floating flood debris…
and I ended up battling up a hawthorn bank and climbing
gingerly over a barbed wire fence. The only recompense was I flushed two Red-legged
Partridge in a field here, the first I have had south of the main road in many
years.
In terms of summer migrants all three hirundines were still
feeding over the river at month end and both Chiffchaff and Willow warbler were
present throughout the month. The last Yellow Wagtail was seen on 14th
September. ‘Winter’ visitors though were early with at least 40 Meadow Pipits present
from mid-month and even a very early Redwing on the 28th.
Otherwise, it has been moths which have provided the most
interest with a particularly good night on the 19th when I put the
trap in Jim & Sue’s garden. 129 moths of 37 species is a good local haul
for September and it included three new species for the village, all migrants, Rush
Veneer, Rusty-dot Pearl And best of all Vestal…
There were only eight records of this beautiful little moth in the whole of Yorkshire last year.
A good supporting cast too including Beautiful Hook-tip…
And the stunning Merveille Du Jour…
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