1st August 2010 – sunny spells WNW3/4
Offshore
The sea produced 40 Gannet, 29 Sandwich Tern, 12 Manx Shearwater, 3 Little Tern and a Common Scoter.
Grounded Migrants
A Lesser Whitethroat was amongst 12 Willow Warbler, 6 Whitethroat and 2 Sedge Warbler.
Diurnal Migration
A few Sand Martin moved through.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 10 Greenshank, 4 Whimbrel, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper and single Ruff and Little Ringed Plover.
Miscellaneous
A Little Egret was the best of the rest.
Moths
The moth traps produced a total of 278 of 51 species including Cochylis dubitana along with the first Garden Rose Tortrix and Willow Beauty of the year.
Images
Cochylis dubitana and Lesser Whitethroat