11th October 2023 – overcast/rain then showers WNW4/5
Offshore
A check of the sea as the rain relented (0900-1000) 180 Common Scoter, 20 Shag, 16 Red-throated Diver, 14 Brent Goose, 11 Pintail, 9 Shelduck, 2 Guillemot and a Scaup. The Long-tailed Duck remains along the east shore.
Diurnal Migration
A Swallow was amongst a trickle of Meadow Pipit.
Miscellaneous
Raptors involved 2 Merlin and single Short-eared Owl, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk and Kestrel.
Butterflies and Moths
Immigrants in the moth trap involved 2 Rusty Dot Pearl and The Gem.
