Offshore
Early morning observations over the calm sea (0600-0700) provided 260 Sandwich Tern, 67 Gannet, 30 Common Scoter, 5 Arctic Tern, 2 Little Tern and a Manx Shearwater. In addition, the large flock of Common Scoter remains in the mouth of the bay with 25,000 birds now present.
Grounded Migrants
Totals of 7 Wheatear, 3 Willow Warbler and single Grasshopper Warbler and Chiffchaff were seen were seen.
Diurnal Migration
A Red Kite drifted north over the island and 160 Pink-footed Geese flew through.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 2 Greenshank and a Green Sandpiper.
Breeding Birds
Whitethroat and Sedge Warbler numbers continue to build across breeding sites.
Butterflies and Moths
The moth trap totals were again dominated by Brown Silver-line along with the first Least Black Arches and Chinese Character of the year. The first Red Admiral of the year was seen.
