21st October 2026 – murky start/rain later SE3/4 then W6/8
Offshore
A check of the sea (0945-1045) produced 71 Common Scoter, 28 Razorbill, 16 Gannet and 3 Red-breasted Merganser. A late Arctic Tern was off the eastern shore.
Grounded Migrants
Early morning thrushes involved 6 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush and a Redwing. Otherwise limited to a single Chiffchaff. The Cetti’s Warbler remains.
Diurnal Migration
Two Siskin and single Brambling and Rock Pipit were logged
Miscellaneous
The Hooded Crow was the best of the rest.
Butterflies and Moths
The moth trap held 22 moths of 15 species with Yellow-line Quaker and Dark Chestnut new for the year.
