Offshore
A check of the sea (0615-0715) provided 5220 Common Scoter, 328 Sandwich Tern, 127 Gannet, 15 Guillemot, 6 Red-throated Diver, 5 Arctic Tern, 5 Kittiwake, 2 Manx Shearwater and single Velvet Scoter, Little Tern and Shag.
Grounded Migrants
Totals of 15 Wheatear and single White Wagtail, Blackcap and Willow Warbler were logged.
Diurnal Migration
A skein of 40 Pink-footed Goose flew through.
Wildfowl and Waders
Lingering wildfowl involved 11 Teal, 3 Wigeon, 17 dark-bellied Brent Goose and 5 pale-bellied Brent Goose Waders were more prominent and included 3,120 Knot, 2,414 Oystercatcher, 2,180 Dunlin, 282 Sanderling, 172 Whimbrel, 126 Turnstone, 99 Ringed Plover, 45 Grey Plover, 21 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Golden Plover and 3 Greenshank.
Ringing
A colour-ringed Bar-tailed Godwit had been ringed on passage at Revtangen, Norway on 21st August 2024
Miscellaneous
The long-staying Hooded Crow remains.
Butterflies and Moths
The moth trap numbers were dominated by Brown Silver-line and Black-headed Conch along with the first Dog’s Tooth of the year.
