Weather conditions continue to limit observations

6th May 2009 - overcast/rain soon SW4/5
Offshore
Observations prior to the rain (0630-0730) produced 64 Gannet, 40 Sandwich Tern, 12 Common Scoter, 10 Kittiwake, 8 Guillemot, 4 Razorbill and single Fulmar and Manx Shearwater.
Grounded Migrants
Evidenced by just a solitary Wheatear.
Wildfowl and Waders
Single Common Sandpiper and Whimbrel were the only notable sightings.
Miscellaneous
Two Little Egrets fed in the tidal pools along the eastern shore of the island.