A morning ebb tide seawatch produced some straggling seabirds including four Leach’s Petrels, four Manx Shearwaters and 3 Arctic Skuas, also 32 Common Scoter and 5 Guillemots.
As the wind dropped the evening tide brought signs of autumn with a Shoveler on the tide edge. However, the seawatch was less productive than the morning with the highlights being a couple of Shag and single Arctic Skua and Arctic Tern.
Wader numbers look to be increasing in particular 20 Bar-tailed Godwit and 280 Sanderling were noteworthy. Below: Turnstone
Below: Little Egret with Oystercatcher and Small Tortoiseshell butterfly.
A Robin was ringed and a Comma butterfly was found - a sure sign of a September day!
Last of the light during the day...
Photos JE &SRW
Ringing: Robin [634-30]
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