Arctic Skua

26th July 2016 – overcast/showers SSW3
Offshore
An evening check of the sea (1830-1930) produced another Arctic Skua amongst 70 Sandwich Tern, 41 Common Scoter, 39 Manx Shearwater, 29 Gannet and a Guillemot.
Grounded Migrants
Both Redstart and Wheatear remain.
Wildfowl and Waders
Flocks of 300 Knot and 30 Turnstone and a Greenshank were the best of the waders.
Butterflies and Moths
Comma and Gatekeeper are now on the wing while immigrant moths were represented by Silver Y and Rusty Dot Pearl.