22nd August 2021 – overcast/drizzle then sunny spells WNW3
Offshore
An early morning check over the sea revealed 300 Common Scoter, 40 Sandwich Tern, 25 Gannet and single Mediterranean Gull, Arctic Skua, Shag and Kittiwake.
Grounded Migrants
Newly grounded birds involved 30 Pied Wagtail, 9 Willow Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat and a single Spotted Flycatcher.
Diurnal Migration
Visible migration was meagre with 20 Swallow, 15 Pied Wagtail, 11 Grey Wagtail, 3 Tree Pipit and single Yellow Wagtail and Tree Sparrow logged.
Wildfowl and Waders
Wildfowl numbers start to build with 27 Teal and 7 Wigeon seen. Waders included 12 Greenshank, 12 Whimbrel, 5 Black-tailed Godwit and single Spotted Redshank and Common Sandpiper.
Miscellaneous
Both Merlin and Peregrine were recorded.
Butterflies and Moths
Migrant butterflies involved Painted Lady and Red Admiral.
