Weather: ESE force 4/5 SE 2/3 late afternoon
A very quiet morning because of the strong cold wind but a highlight were 230 Sandwich Tern streaming up the estuary over morning tide. Others noted on the sea were 5 Gannets, 12 Common Scoter, 3 Great Crested Grebes and a Guillemot. Fourteen pale and a single dark bellied Brent seemed to be the most remaining here today. The 10 Meadow Pipits around the island were probably all breeding birds,
likewise the 6 Rock Pipits.
Later in the afternoon as it warmed up and the wind dropped a lone Wheatear appeared,
likewise 15 Chiffchaffs dropped in (almost as many as yesterday), but just 2 Willow Warblers arrived.
A Woodpigeon had come through, also 2 Goldfinches and recorded were singles of Swallow, House Martin and Sand Martin. In the evening a nice surprise were 2 Harbour Porpoise swimming close in off the west side. A Small Tortoiseshell was the only butterfly recorded today.
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