15th July 2024 – bright and sunny V1/2 
 Offshore 
 A check of the sea (0700-0800) revealed 150 Common Scoter, 68 Manx Shearwater, 15 Gannet, 12 Sandwich Tern and a Red-breasted Merganser. 
 Grounded Migrants 
 Birds on the move involved 4 Willow Warbler and a Lesser Whitethroat. 
 Diurnal Migration 
 A total of 210 Sand Martin was logged and 3 Swift flew through. 
 Wildfowl and Waders
 Four Whimbrel were the pick of the waders. 
 Miscellaneous
 The Hooded Crow remains. 
 Mammals
 Two Bottle-nosed Dolphin were offshore. 
 Butterflies and Moths 
 Immigrants in the moth trap were again limited to Dark Swordgrass and Diamond-back, however the highlight was the first record for Bulrush Comet Limnaecia phragmitella.  The first Grayling and Gatekeeper are now on the wing. 
  

