2nd July 2024 – overcast/showers NW3/5 
 Offshore 
 Observations over the sea (0700-0800) involved 117 Common Scoter, 36 Sandwich Tern, 6 Gannet, 2 Guillemot and single Mediterranean Gull and Arctic Skua. 
 Wildfowl and Waders 
 A Little Ringed Plover was the first of the year. 
 Miscellaneous
 The “Walney Geranium” is now in bloom. 
 Butterflies and Moths 
 Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Common Wainscot and Burnished Brass were the pick of the overnight attractions to the moth trap. 
