2nd May 2025 – sunny spells NNW1/2
Offshore
A check of the sea (0630-0730) provided 66 Common Scoter, 30 Sandwich Tern, 28 Gannet, 3 Guillemot, 3 Little Tern, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Shag and single Arctic Skua and Red-throated Diver.
Grounded Migrants
Just 5 Wheatear and 4 Willow Warbler were seen.
Diurnal Migration
A few Swallows trickled through and the first Swifts have returned.
Wildfowl and Waders
Single Wigeon and Greenshank remain.
Miscellaneous
The long-staying Hooded Crow remains and was again joined by a second individual.
