On their way!

It only took a few minutes this morning to empty last nights meagre moth catch which contained nothing of note.

A short walk around the southern edge of the trapping area found it a migrant free zone, even with 8 nets up only a Blue Tit and Willow Warbler were caught. 

 Linnet track to Hanson

On the reserve from the viewing mound, a Green Sandpiper, several Bearded Tits, Reed, Sedge and Cetti's Warblers, 2+ Marsh Harriers and a Little Egret, the Great White Egret was there yesterday so presumably hiding today. Burrowes was very quiet with little of note to be seen today, though the Little Grebe family were still performing well on the dipping pool. 

 Little Grebes on the dipping pool

From Hanson a Little Stint, 2+ Wood Sandpipers, a Common Sandpiper, juvenile Redshank, 4 Little ringed Plovers, 4 Dunlin among c150 Lapwing.

 3 Sanderling at the fishing boats yesterday.

 Juvenile Common Gull at the fishing boats today

An uninspiring sea watch today, though the warm sun and light wind made it a very nice way to while away a couple of hours.

14.15-16.30 from the fishing boats with AJG.

Common Scoter: 18E      3W   1 on sea
Great Crested Grebe: 6 around
Gannet: 5E   11W
Cormorant: 12 around
Peregrine: 1 juvenile out presumably on a hunting expedition
Dunlin: 1W
Whimbrel: 7W
Yellow-legged Gull: 1 juvenile around
Common Gull: 1 juvenile W
Kittiwake: 3W
Sandwich Tern: 3E  54W
Common Tern: 34W
Swift c250 out  
Sand Martin: 29 out
Harbour Porpoise: 3+
Grey Seal: 1

Hummingbird Hawkmoth feeding on the garden Buddleia this evening

This evening 1,000s of Swifts over the garden with a small number of Sand Martins and Swallows, all of which appeared to be heading south, also 2 Hobby's over.
Right now  (20.10) there are c200 Sand Martins over the garden heading south.