Weather: WSW force 4, veering WNW 4 in the afternoon
Another day of seriously good numbers of sea birds with 185 Gannets, 75 Manx Shearwaters,
.......8 Guillemots, 26 Razorbills, 8 Red-throated Divers, 200 Sandwich Terns, 9 Common Terns, 9 Kittiwakes, and 16 Red-breasted Mergansers,
About 350 Common Scoter were out to sea, and a few towards the island included the company of the Long-tailed Duck of recent days which unfortunately was flushed by the RNLI jetski and flew out north east and was lost to view.
Recorded this morning were 5 Canada Geese and 3 Greylags. A Merlin was an early visitor and also first thing 3,500 Black-tailed Godwit were again on Salisbury bank before the rising tide moved them. Other waders featured 96 Ringed Plover, 480 Dunlin,
... also 45 Turnstone, 3 Purple Sandpipers and 5 Whimbrel.
A massive 3,500 Herring Gulls were estimated on the shore. Ten Woodpigeons continued the recent upsurge in records, while just the 2 Willow Warblers and 1 Chiffchaff were here today with 10 Goldfinches, 6 Redpolls, 12 Swallows and 2 Greenland Wheatears
The morning moth trap revealed a Dark Sword Grass, and a Hebrew Character.
.. while butterflies seen were a Large White and 3 male Orange Tips.
Ringed: 1 Goldfinch
Photos CJW, SRW
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