It’s always a bit quiet bird-wise in June and July, but this weekend has seen a return to birding, with a Red-backed Shrike, handily placed for our lunch appointment and today a walk around Pagham Harbour. In truth, this was more walk than birding, but we did get a nice red Curlew Sandpiper and a few other waders. They were too far away for decent pictures, though. On the home front, the moth numbers are rising.
Swallow Prominent
Peach Blossom
Ethmia quadrillella, a rarity in Sussex
Directions to the Shrike: turn rght at the Dragonfly sculpture
Red-backed Shrike
A blast from the past
This handsome chap will turn into a grey Sycamore moth
Black-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit, still in summer plumage
Spotted Redshank