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Thursday, 16 June 2022

16th June 2022

 Weather: E force 2, then ENE 3 and WNW 2 in the afternoon

A flock of 8 Greylag Geese flew east in the morning, 

Other wildfowl today were 4 Shelduck, 4 male Mallard and the regular female Eider with the dodgy wing.

Five Swifts were reported today, and 7 Swallows are still here from the breeding season.

Likewise 7 Rock Pipits still grace the islands.

Two Gannets were over the sea, also 6 Sandwich Terns. A Kestrel fed on the island and there were 6 Little Egrets and 3 Grey Herons. The only waders were 200 Oystercatchers and 19 Turnstones. Insects included 12 Cinnabar Moths, a Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Red Admiral butterflies.

Photos AS

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