2nd June 2019

Weather: SSW force 4    drizzle

An early morning pre tide visit was duly awarded with x2 Puffin passing the North end heading West closely followed by a dark phase Arctic Skua which spent an hour harrying Common Terns around the West Hoyle bank. A single Gannet was also seen. The female Eider was still present as was several Little Egret feeding below the Obs.

Twenty Ringed Plover feed south of Middle Eye nowhere near the large numbers present earlier in the week.

Three Shelduck were noted, are they breeding ?

 Defineitely breeding were Pied wagtails and Swallows.

Twelve  Black-headed Gulls were recordedthis morning.

 photos AEH