Weather: SW force 3/5
An early start was made with repairs to the heligoland traps in mind.
Birds on the island included a Goldcrest, a White Wagtail, a Siskin and 4 Goldfinches but little else but with records of sea birds rewarding some sea watching. There were 3 Red-throated Divers, 12 Great Crested Grebes, 6 Guillemots and 9 newly arrived Kittiwakes. Wader numbers seen were 85 Knot, 32 Dunlin, 48 Ringed Plover, 96 Turnstone and 28 Purple Sandpiper. There are still over 3,000 Oystercatchers present.
Floating around the islands were 285 Brent, while a lot further out 1,200 Common Scoter were logged. Three Red-breasted Mergansers included 2 males. A Harbour Porpoise swam off the island. Just after 11.00 hrs the partial solar eclipse was visible through the high cloud.
The early moth trap revealed a Hebrew Character.
Photos CJW, SRW
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