A day of few highlights on a Batumi scale anyhow, but I shouldn't complain at things like these views of Lesser Spotted Eagle.
The other top sightings were another poorly-seen Steppe Eagle, and a glimpse of a juvenile Red-footed Falcon.
Some Georgia ticks included Blackbird, Goldfinch, and Robin!
At one point, I caught myself saying ''...only a Golden Oriole''. I'll never forgive myself.
September 4th
Once again, passage was pretty average, so having some ringers working behind the station was a nice distraction.
Ortolan Bunting are a daily occurrence as fly-overs, but to see a bird in the hand was brilliant.
Earlier in the week, I glimpsed a Nightingale sp. in the bushes behind the station, which on occurrence, was very likely to have been a Thrush Nightingale, but I couldn't be sure. It was therefore nice to see the ringers catch a definite one to have a close look at.
In the evening, we retired to the small café round the corner, which happened to have some perfect moth-attracting outside lights! Of far more interest to me than the alcoholic drinks.
Also by the lights was this Large Conehead, which make a very loud, distinctive sound.
And now the moths - IDs are very much tentative for some of them, please feel free to correct.
The familiar 1st...
...Ruby Tiger (dark)...
...Green Silver-lines (pale)...
...Golden Twin-spot (yet another rare migrant in the UK)...
...Boxworm Moth...
...Latin (ooft!)...
...Setaceous Hebrew Character (pale)...
...Clay Triple-lines (2nd gen)...
...Nut-tree Tussock...
...Mocha and Peacock...
...Purple-bordered Gold...
...White Ermine...
...Orache Moth (beauty!)...
...and Common Footman (pale).
And then we have the unfamiliar, I can only think these are The Alchymist, although strangely dark examples...
...Dotted Footman...
...and the Marbled White-spot-like Callopistria latreillei.
Things are hotting up!
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