03/08/2020

06.00-07.30 from the fishing boats: grateful thanks to AJG for supplying details. 

Great-crested Grebe: 2W 

Gannet: 48W

Whimbrel: 3W

Kittiwake: 33W

Sandwich Tern: 17E   5W

Common Tern: 28W

Sand Martin: 3S

Goldcrest: 1 in off the sea

Meadow Pipit still feeding young by the perimeter wall

A morning walk to The Patch produced a Black Redstart, 6 Pied Wagtails and 5 Linnets, a distinct lack of migrants. At The Patch just 14 Common Terns and a Mediterranean Gull of any note, off shore at least 6 Harbour Porpoises.

Another walk down Galloways and around Bretts Marina found no new migrants apart from pulses of Sand Martins and Swallows going South.

1 of Juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls at the fishing boats this afternoon

14.30-16.00 from the fishing boats with AJG:

Common Scoter: 2E

Great-crested Grebe: 1 o/s

Gannet: 4E       30W

Cormorant: 5 o/s

Kittiwake: 12W    including 1 juvenile from this year.

Yellow-legged Gull: 4x juvenile present

Sandwich Tern: 28W

Common Tern: 83W

Grey Seal: 1

Harbour Porpoise: 8+

At The ARC this evening The Black-winged Stilt was still present also 2+ Garganey, a Black Tern, a Ruff, 3 Common Sandpipers and a Black-necked Grebe of note, there still pulses of Sand Martins moving South this evening.

Oak Processionary a new moth for my trap

Rosy Footman always a welcome find in the trap