Weather: E force 1 at dawn, NW 1 by noon
A clear sky first thing meant low expectations of an arrival of any migrants overnight and there were no warblers at all today.
Two Sand Martins, 5 House Martins and a single Wheatear were a small compensation. The best sighting was probably the 2 Black-tailed Godwits which were likely to be connected to the large gathering of over 5,000 at Caldy just now. Sea watching has been a challenge in these very light breezes but still 4 Gannets, 4 Guillemots, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 30 Common Scoter were recorded. Seen from around the island were 6 Little Egrets, 3 Grey Herons, 8 Shelduck, 1100 Dunlin, 60 Ringed Plover, 180 Sandwich Tern, no less than 3500 Herring Gull, 800 Black-headed Gull, 34 Great-blacked Gull, 21 Lesser Black-backed Gull, and not forgetting 5 Mallard. At low tide 415 Grey Seals were counted, the only other wild mammals seen today were 10 Short-tailed Field Voles, while the only amphibians were 6 Common Frogs. Butterflies making the list were 4 each of Small Whites and Small Tortoiseshell and 5 Red Admirals. This mornings moth list is below:
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