Another good day!

 Goldcrest reluctant to leave the observatory

Another excellent mornings wander around The Desert:

Chiffchaff: 39

Willow Warbler: 2

Blackcap: 8

Lesser Whitethroat: 3

Common Whitethroat: only 2

Common Redstart: 1

Black Redstart: 1

Whinchat: 2

Wheatear: 3

Spotted Flycatcher: 2

Goldcrest: 2

Swallow/House Martin: 1,000s could be seen all day around the peninsular

Siskin: c100 most unseen over

Redpoll: 13 over

Skylark: 2 over

Grey Wagtail: 2 over

Meadow Pipit: c120 around

Tree Pipit: 1 over

Yellow wagtail: 5 over

Reed Bunting: 9 over

Wryneck: 1

Marsh Harrier: 2 out + 1 over

Sparrowhawk: 2 around

 The elusive Wryneck

 Willow Warbler

 Black Redstart at Lloyds

A couple of hours watching from the garden saw 5 Common Buzzards, 3 Marsh Harriers, a Hobby, more Siskins and Meadow Pipits over, 2 Yellow Wagtails over and numerous Hirundines.

15.30-16.30 from the fishing boats with RW:

Gannet: 27W
Turnstone: 2 around
Pomarine Skua: 1 around
Arctic Skua: 2 around
Black Tern: 2W
Sandwich Tern: 46W
Common Tern: 14W
Swallow: c200 out
Wheatear: 3 on beach

Convolvulus Hawkmoth

A good weekend in the moth trap with a Convolvulus Hawkmoth, 3 Scarce Bordered Straws, Dark Swordgrass, Pearly Underwing, 54 Noctuella and the first Feathered Brindle of the year in the trap hiding among 100s of Setaceous Hebrew Characters.