First Little Egret returns

27th June 2014 – overcast SE2
Offshore
Only a handful of Gannet, Manx Shearwater and Common Socter were on the move early morning.
Grounded Migrants
The female Black Redstart was reportedly still present.
Diurnal Migration
A flock 100 Swift moved ahead of an early evening weather front.
Wildfowl and Waders
The drake Pintail remains in residence and the first south bound Common Sandpiper have returned.
Miscellaneous
The first Little Egret has also returned to the island’s saltmarshes.