Tuesday, 6 May 2025

6th May 2025

 Weather:  SE force 2/3

 A clear blue sky and a south easterly is not always helpful in bringing migrants to the island. A single Sand Martin with possibly a couple of Swallows were the only small migrants this morning, arriving to visit the residents.

 

The singing White Wagtail was still here however.  On the sea 5 Gannets, 2 Great Crested Grebes, a pair of Common Scoter, 80 Sandwich and 14 Common Terns were logged.

 The only duck species were 4 male Mallard, 6 Shelduck and 5 Eider. 

 

The best sighting off the island were 3 Harbour Porpoise that were seen swimming passed. Twenty two Whimbrel today, a good count again, one seen with a colour ringed Curlew.

There were also 12 Ringed Plover, 2 Knot and 85 Dunlin. A Common Blue butterfly took advantage of the sunshine.

 Photos SRW

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