Offshore
Observations over the sea (0630-0730) 660 Common Scoter, 150 Manx Shearwater, 50 Sandwich Tern, 14 Gannet, 13 Kittiwake, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Guillemot and a Little Egret.
Grounded Migrants
Two juvenile Stonechat, 2 juvenile Blue Tit and a juvenile Grey Wagtail were the product of post-breeding dispersal.
Diurnal Migration
A total of 12 Swift, 2 Collared Dove and a House Martin flew through.
Wildfowl and Waders
Teal numbers are already beginning to build with 14 birds logged. Waders included single Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper amongst 30 Dunlin.
Miscellaneous
The Hooded Crow remains.
Butterflies and Moths
An influx of Red Admiral was noted with at least 70 seen, including 30 on one bush, and the first Meadow Brown are now on the wing. The light trap attracted 171 of 44 species with Snout, Straw Dot, Mottled Beauty, Light Arches, Shark and Archer’s Dart new for the year and a Shore Wainscot the rarest sighting.
