Pipits and Wagtails

21st August 2022 – bright and sunny W2/3
Offshore
Observations over the sea produced just 120 Common Scoter, 14 Sandwich Tern, 6 Gannet and single Great Crested Grebe and Shag.
Grounded Migrants
Warblers involved 4 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler and a Sedge Warbler while 3 Wheatear were logged.
Diurnal Migration
Early morning movement involved 6 Tree Pipit and 4 Yellow Wagtail.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 12 Greenshank and a single Black-tailed Godwit.
Mammals
Single Harbour Porpoise and Otter were seen.
Butterflies and Moths
The moth trap held 130 moths of 36 species with Square-spot Rustic new for the year.