Hopping waxwing

Any flying lepidopteran is worth a look at this time of year. This orange underwing (Archiearis parthenias) gave Perstorps enefälad a touch of spring this afternoon.

Not much time in the field today but drove over the hill through Älemossen, picking up a jay, a song thrush and then screeching to a halt to check out a flock of thrushes in the corner of a field. They had funny spiky crests! I enjoy it when waxwings move on from their winter diet and start doing the flycatching and the hopping about chasing stuff in short turf.

Checked Klarningen quickly before moving on to the rest of the day. Nothing new here, the teal flock numbered 163, otherwise mating ringed plovers were the only other excitement. Be nice to get a garganey on the site...