Weather: WNW force 4
A search for some more sea birds this morning found another Leach's Petrel from the island. The wind had dropped overnight so apart from 120 Common Scoter and the odd Sandwich tern in sight little else showed up. A Good amount of maintenance work was done on the Newton trap yesterday. 5 rotten posts along with cross pieces at front of trap replaced with oak. The Catching box end repaired on south side where wood had rotted and gap along top edge. New wire at entrance on west side. Just the roof needs doing now.
A Wheatear made it to the island even in this north westerly but was the sole small migrant to admire. A Grey Heron and 15 Little Egrets were a good total for the shore. There were 2 juvenile Peregrines interacting down the west side.
Small numbers of waders were spotted even on this day without a large tide including 120 Curlew, a Whimbrel, 200 Dunlin, 45 Redshank, 30 Turnstone and 35 Bar-tailed Godwits. Two Ravens were about Little Eye as members departed. Butterflies featured 8 Painted Ladies (they have been numerous this year), and a Green-veined White,
and 2 Clouded Yellows (again several have been seen although normally rare here)
Photos CJW, PSW, SRW
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