Thursday 15 August 2013

15th August 2013

Weather:- wsw/ssw force 4/5 drizzle later
Good sea totals today including 82 Gannets, 2 Great Crested Grebes, a Red-breasted Merganser, 7 Arctic Skuas and a Bonxie. Terns are still remaining at the recent numbers arouns the island (225 Common, 800 Sandwich and 68 Little). No grounded migrants but 42 Swallows and 2 Pied wagtails were logged. About 50 Small White butterflies put on a good show.
Ringed:- 1 Meadow Pipit       [ 515-30 ]
(NDW,CJW et al ,DGW,RTW)

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