Only low-key migration in evidence

17th August 2024 – sunny spells WSW3/4
Offshore
Only small numbers of Sandwich Tern and Gannet were noted.
Grounded Migrants
Limited to a single Blackcap and Whitethroat.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 40 Turnstone, 22 Greenshank and a Black-tailed Godwit amongst 560 Redshank.
Miscellaneous
The island’s “woodland” held 11 Long-tailed Tit and single Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay and Bullfinch. A Peregrine was the best of the rest