Wash Out!

 Sooty Shearwater past the fishing boats this morning

08.50-10.05 from the fishing boats:
Common Scoter: 5W
Great-crested Grebe: 4 around
Sooty Shearwater: 1W
Gannet: 194W      21E
Cormorant: 9 around
Turnstone: 5 on beach
Arctic Skua: 6 around
Sandwich Tern: 124W    73E
Common Tern: 15W
Swallow:  500+ out
Yellow Wagtail: 5 on beach
Meadow Pipit: 27W
Wheatear: 2 on beach
Grey Seal: 1
Harbour Porpoise 4+

Most of today was a wash out, giving me the chance to do some domestic stuff.

 Whinchat ARC

During a lull in the weather I made a quick visit to the ARC. The walk to the Pines found Chiffchaffs in every bush, also a few Common Whitethroats, Blackcaps and a Lesser Whitethroat, at the Pines a Whinchat more Chiffchaffs 2 Goldcrests and a constant stream of Swallows through, the islands on the lake have all but gone, though a few Lapwings were still roosting on what is left of them. Back at the car park a Spotted Flycatcher on the wires then the rain returned. The Great White Egrets and Cattle Egret were both reported as still being on the reserve today. The Wryneck was seen again today in the Gorse south of the trapping area.

A little better in the moth trap this morning with a Small Mottled Willow, Scarce Bordered Straw, 3 Noctuella's and 3 Silver Y.