buzzard, cormorants and hawkmoths.

A quick visit to Hadham Hall lagoons to check for any migrants. 2 cormorants overhead for starter; first time I have recorded two at this site. Also, a mewing common buzzard. In the willows were linnets, goldfinches, 2 willow warblers and a chiffchaff. The regular little grebes were about but no sign of last week's green or common sandpiper. Photo below of one from last week. Only the 2nd parish record.

 

common sandpiper

cormorants

common buzzard

Back home, I watched the skies for any southerly movement but nothing too noteworthy. A couple of lesser black backed gulls and the first autumn party of long tailed tits in the garden. However, flitting around the buddleia was a humming bird hawkmoth. An amazingly fast creature, that it proved very difficult, in fading light, to get any worthwhile shots. 2 here being the best of a bad job. Be helpful if this splendid moth turned up in far better conditions.



hummingbird hawkmoth

hummingbird hawkmoth