A walk around the southern edge of the trapping area produced a couple of Willow Warblers, several Common Whitethroats, whilst over head a small passage of Swifts and Sand Martins, around the power station a very noisy family of Peregrines.
Sedge Warbler ARC
I joined PW in Hanson where a Wood Sandpiper, a Ruff, a Greenshank, a Redshank, 3 Little Ringed Plovers were the highlights among the Lapwing and wildfowl.
Sand Martin and Swallow ARC
Leaving Hanson we walked to the pines and back, in the Sallows Willow Warblers, Sedge Warblers, Reed Warblers, Common Whitethroats, Lesser Whitethroats and Cetti's Warblers were all seen on the wires behind the screen Swallows and Sand Martins.
Lesser Whitethroat ARC
Cormorant about to swallow a huge Gurnard
The highlight of a very slow sea watch was watching a Cormorant eventually manage to swallow a huge Gurnard.
15.00-16.30
Great-crested Grebe: 1
Gannet: 7E 24W
Cormorant: 14 around
Oystercatcher: 5E
Turnstone: 1W
Mediterranean Gull: 1W juvenile
Kittiwake: 13W
Sandwich Tern: 9W
Common Tern: 29W
Sand Martin: 28 out
Grey Seal: 1
Harbour Porpoise: 4+
Painted Lady on the garden Buddleia
The garden Buddleia was alive with butterflies late afternoon and joined by a Hummingbird Hawkmoth.
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