First Merlin returns

30th July 2018 – heavy showers SSE3/2
Offshore
A check of the sea revealed just 188 Common Scoter, 17 Gannet, 13 Manx Shearwater and 13 Sandwich Tern .
Diurnal Migration
A few Swift continue to move through.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders 500 Knot, 8 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper and a Black-tailed Godwit.
Moths
A Scarce Silver Y would appear to be the first island record.