Mediterranean Gulls

13th July 2026 – hot and sunny ENE2/3
Offshore
Observations over the sea (0530-0630) produced 350 Common Scoter, 147 Sandwich Tern, 12 Gannet, 5 Manx Shearwater and 2 Mediterranean Gull.
Grounded Migrants
A Willow Warbler was new in.
Diurnal Migration
Single Swift and Grey Wagtail flew through.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 42 Dunlin, 26 Sanderling and 6 Grey Plover.
Butterflies and Moths
Butterflies included 20 Red Admiral and 2 Painted Lady while immigrants in the moth trap involved a Small Mottled Willow.