A post-shopping tour of the pond was pleasant, chillier than yesterday and pretty birdless. Forty-two Cormorants were a little down on last autumn's peak of 56, single Grey Heron, no ducks other than Mallard, a couple of heard-only Mistle Thrush and yet another day with Skylarks audible overhead and all presumably part of light, autumn passage. Still mating Common Darters on the wing, Eristalis spp, Hornets and Ivy Bees on the hotter, more sheltered Ivy patches.

Four Buzzards were circling together above the Causeway.

The/a unringed Great White Egret was with herons early on before heading off to the far side and eventually going off again to the west where it soared around aimlessly for a while, before deciding to re-alight on the reserve. Two kites were sparring with two Buzzards distantly, singles of Sparrowhawk and Raven, one possibly two Green Sandpipers and seven Goosanders. A noisy flock of Linnets maybe 35 strong were noticeable.

A chat with Tracy whilst perusing the trap contents; this November moth(agg) was one of a couple, Black Rustic was too tatty to photograph, Angle Shades and this very attractive Merveille du Jour easily the best. No birds of note but a few Siskins high up in the trees, plenty of Nuthatch activity on all feeders and a Water Rail which dashed across the path to ISH.

Lunch at PW (Avo-lafel sandwiches- Mmm, mmm)  produced a soaring adult Gos immediately and before I'd got the scope up!! Two 'chuck' ing Ring Ouzels were disturbed in the company of Redwings adjacent to the car with one still calling invisibly from further down the slope; only Blackbirds showed themselves when I went looking. A dozen Fieldfares, single Mistle Thrush, two Woodlarks and the odd heard-only Siskins rounded out this brief visit.

PS A few Large Wainscots were something I've not caught at home nor, looking at the book, have seen before.

A misty start with the usual foghorn sounding and overflying Meadow Pipits, Pied Wagtails and Goldfinches invisible in the murk. Mostly rather torpid blunderwings in the trap with singles of Brimstone, Turnip, Pale Mottled Willow, Lunar Underwing (first for two years) and Feathered Thorn, the latter two being new species for the garden and the thorn being a new catch.

Feathered Thorn

Lunar Underwing

A coffee mid-morning, overlooking the harbour in glorious weather was supplemented by a flyover Siskin, just about low enough to be visible, a few M'ipits, Pied Wagtails and Golfinches and a Sparrowhawk crossing from Pompey to Gosport and disturbing a variety of Feral Pigeons on the way.
Back at base, with a change to totally overcast skies, a quadrupling of Shovelers to.... well just four!!.. yesterday's female now added to by a male and two females.

Still no BRs..

Another go at the Meon Shore Black Redstarts was fruitless; just two distant Common Scoters offshore. On the reserve plenty of Water Rail noise with the MSH bird now having to fly between patches of reeds after so much 'pruning'.

On the beach 40+ Brent Geese and 20+ Ringed Plovers but only a single Med Gull.

East side was essentially birdless with just a few invisible Goldcrests.

Still a few Eristalis tenax and Ivy Bees.

Putting the trap out produced a day-flying Light-brown Apple Moth and a flyover Grey Wagtail heading towards the pond.

Reynard, the roamer of rooves...

On a pretty breezy morning a cacophony of post-dawn Carrion Crows were an alert for a large and bushy-tailed Fox on nextdoor's flat workshop roof; the crows followed him as he made his way across the neighbouring gardens.  A Cormorant set off from the pond roost heading west soon after.

Later at the pond a 25-strong mixed tit flock (mostly LOTTis) was moving through and alarm-calling the presence of a Sparrowhawk which circled a couple of times before heading off into the gardens. Several Migrant Hawkers were on the wing and a calling Cetti's, the first in a while, was in the south side scrub. A female shoveler was the first one back.

Blank Redstarts (sic!!)

Meadow Pipit

A breezy day, great for windsurfing but not so good for encouraging either of the two Black Redstarts out from amongst the chalets despite two passes, one before and one after lunch. A juvenile harrier made the usual run across the top of the meadow, via the frying pan and on along the river, so, as usual out of camera range. Even in sheltered spots little passerine activity with just a couple of Chiffs and no sign/sound of the possible YBW.

On the beach the roosting Turnstones and Ringed Plovers were disturbed by a tog but later, on the hightide, the former were stretched out along the very close strand line adjacent to the chalets and far less bothered by people when feeding.

The west side 'manicuring' has been done to great effect with clear views all the way through to north scrape which produced a single Greenshank, although it feels as if the three days of disturbance has had a knock-on effect on the number of birds

Quick response !!

The Hungarian group responsible for yesterday's colour- ringed Med Gull got back to me overnight.

2014.06.15.;8;20;Szeged (Fehér-tó XI. - Korom-sziget);Hungary;HG43;46.3347;20.0825;Domján András;
2015.06.08.;7;81;Antwerpen (Total-colony);Belgium;BL20;51.2569;4.325;Jos Jacobs;
2016.03.12.;7;81;Boulogne-sur-Mer;France;FR07;50.7333;1.5833;Eric Petit-Berghem;
2017.04.16.;7;81;Antwerpen (Total-colony);Belgium;BL20;51.2569;4.325;Renaud Flamant;
2017.04.17.;7;81;Antwerpen (Total-colony);Belgium;BL20;51.2569;4.325;Jos Jacobs;
2017.07.25.;7;81;Wissant (Hameau de Strouanne);France;FR07;50.9;1.6833;Renaud Flamant;
2018.03.04.;7;81;Paimpol (Beauport);France;FR32;48.7667;-3.0167;Patrice Berthelot;
2018.03.14.;7;81;Doelpolder-­Noord (Beveren);Belgium;BL27;51.0333;4.2333;Dirk Draulans;
2018.03.16.;7;81;Doelpolder-­Noord (Beveren);Belgium;BL27;51.0333;4.2333;Dirk Draulans;
2018.03.16.;7;81;Antwerpen (Total-colony);Belgium;BL20;51.2569;4.325;Renaud Flamant;
2018.03.23.;7;81;Antwerpen (Total-colony);Belgium;BL20;51.2569;4.325;Renaud Flamant;
2018.03.24.;7;81;Antwerpen (Total-colony);Belgium;BL20;51.2569;4.325;Bram Van Loock;
2018.03.25.;7;81;Antwerpen (Total-colony);Belgium;BL20;51.2569;4.325;Renaud Flamant;
2018.03.28.;7;81;Antwerpen (Total-colony);Belgium;BL20;51.2569;4.325;Renaud Flamant;
2018.03.29.;7;81;Antwerpen (Total-colony);Belgium;BL20;51.2569;4.325;Renaud Flamant;
2018.04.23.;7;81;Antwerpen (Total-colony);Belgium;BL20;51.2569;4.325;Renaud Flamant;
2018.04.24.;7;81;Antwerpen (Total-colony);Belgium;BL20;51.2569;4.325;Renaud Flamant;
2018.10.10.;7;81;Arundel (WWT);Great Britain (UK);GBSX;50.8636;-0.5519;Russel Tofts;

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