10th July 2010 – overcast rain at times SW 2/3
Offshore
Observations (0800-0900 & 0930-1130) produced totals of 128 Gannet, 41 Common Scoter, 9 Sandwich Tern, 4 Arctic Tern, 2 Little Tern and single Manx Shearwater, Razorbill and Kittiwake.
Diurnal Migration
Small numbers of Swift headed south.
Wildfowl and Waders
Returning waders continue to become more prominent with 575 Curlew, 140 Knot, 60 Grey Plover, 83 Dunlin, 36 Redshank, 18 Turnstone, 4 Sanderling, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank and a Whimbrel logged.
Moths
A quieter night for the moth traps with just 475 of 66 species recorded, highlight was a Light Emerald – only the third island record.
