14th July 2024 – overcast/showers V1/2
Offshore
A check of the sea (0730-0800) revealed 165 Common Scoter, 11 Gannet, 10 Sandwich Tern, 4 Common Tern, 2 Red-breasted Merganser and 2 Arctic Skua.
Grounded Migrants
The Cuckoo remains and other birds on the move involved 3 Willow Warbler and single Grasshopper Warbler, Blackcap and Robin.
Diurnal Migration
Five Swift flew through.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 40 Knot, 8 Turnstone, 6 Greenshank, 2 Snipe and a Black-tailed Godwit.
Miscellaneous
The Hooded Crow remains.
Butterflies and Moths
Immigrants in the moth trap were limited to Dark Swordgrass and Diamond-back, however the highlight was the first record for Golden Argent Argyresthia goedartella.