I attended a Clearwing Day at Cannock Chase on 23rd June 2007 specifically to see Welsh Clearwing. Several were attracted to a pheromone lure and showed very well. During the day other species of day time moths were seen – Map-winged Swift; Welsh Clearwing (2); Red-tipped Clearwing (1); Four Dotted Footman (1); Latticed Heath; Bordered […]
Locality – Porth Killier Bay, St.Agnes, Isles of Scilly. Age & Sex – 1st winter – possibly a small female. Observers – TD/RMRJ/RWK/DAN The following are slightly edited extracts from the rarities report submitted to the Isles of Scilly rarities panel. Also a selection of digi-scoped images taken at the time of finding the bird.
Brown Flycatcher – Muscicapa dauurica Flamborough Head, North Yorkshire – Old Fall Plantation – 4th October 2007. During the course of the day on 3rd October 2007, a Brown Flycatcher was discovered in the small copse at Flamborough Head known as The Old Fall Plantation. A mega eastern vagrant, breeding in the Himalayas, Southern Siberia, Mongolia
Pacific Diver – Gavia pacifica 1st winter – 3rd February 2007 – Farnham Gravel Pits, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. This bird, originally identified as a Black-throated Diver, was re-identified as a Pacific Diver a week or so after the bird was discovered. It was then released to the pagers on Monday 29th January 2007. This is a
