Cuckoo and Water Rail!

25th June 2026 – hot and sunny E2/4
Offshore
Observations over the sea (0530-0630) produced 130 Sandwich Tern, 12 Gannet, 3 Kittiwake and 2 Manx Shearwater.
Grounded Migrants
A Cuckoo was presumably southbound!
Diurnal Migration
A total of 11 Swift and 4 Sand Martin flew through.
Miscellaneous
A Water Rail was suggestive of a breeding attempt.
Dragonflies
The hot weather saw the arrival of several Red-veined Darters amongst 25 Black-tailed Skimmer.