Weather: E 4 at dawn, then ESE 5 later in the morning
A very early start didn’t disappoint as large numbers of Manx Shearwater pass through as the tide rose, with birds travelling up river as far as WKML.
At the end of the morning 512 Manx Shearwaters were counted, but just 22 Gannets and 3 Scoter were noted. Sandwich Terns meanwhile had good numbers of young roosting after tide, 420 was a conservative estimate.
Only 2 Common Terns were still about and the only Knot today flew with the Sandwich Tern flock.
Passage birds included 14 Swift flying through.
A single Yellow Wagtail came through and a White Wagtail was down on the island.
..and a juvenile Stonechat showed very well.
Waders included 9 Whimbrel,
and 5 Turnstone were resplendent in their summer plumage.
Photos AEH
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