Back to old haunts today, in the hope of a lingering goody from the weekend. There were migrants around, but I had to make do with a Garden warbler in the Sycamore at girdle, and a few willow warblers Bumped into Ian Kelman in Greyhope bay, who kindly offered to take me up to see if one of the Greenish warblers had kindly decided to hang around. They hadn't. Good numbers of willow warblers around, and a pied flycatcher in the church yard at Collieston.According to Ian, this was the same bird that had caused all the fuss the other day, when it was put out as a Red breasted flycatcher (admittedly, that was not the birds fault). I think he must have been mistaken, as although it was a poorly marked bird, it was clearly a Pied fly.
What really gave us a thrill today was watching butterflies, mainly Red admirals and Painted ladies, coming in off the sea. A constant trickle were coming onshore at blackdog, and I got a few pickies, that may or may not appear here, depending on how much patience i can muster up on the computer. Also, gazillions of moths were arriving, that looked like silver Ys, but i took some pickies of them as well, so I could mike a firm Id.......
........Yep, Silver Y. which makes me feel like a bit of a tool, as i said they were something else at the time.
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