Willow Warbler

This morning around the lighthouse area a single Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat and an adult male Redstart. Also a Hummingbird Hawkmoth. At the Observatory another Redstart was ringed along with a couple Lesser Whitethroats and a Sedge Warbler. In the Desert 5 Wheatears, a couple of Common Whitethroats and few Swallows over all very quiet. Another 6 Wheatears opposite Jarmans.

Hummingbird Hawkmoth

 Common Redstart

 Common Redstart at the Observatory

 Small Coppers in the observatory garden

An hour at the fishing boats late afternoon was again very quiet:

Common Scoter: 1E

Great Crested Grebe:1 off shore

Gannet: 1E

Cormorant: present n/c

Black-headed Gull: present n/c

Common Gull: 3W

Herring Gull: present n/c

L.B.B Gull: 4 around

G.B.B Gull: present n/c

Sandwich Tern: 40+ feeding o/s

Common Tern: 10+ feeding o/s

Swallow: 14 S

Harbour Porpoise: 4+

Early evening at the southern end of the ARC of note, a Wood Sandpiper ands a Ruff. On  Burrowes of note 2 Little Stints, 5 Common Sandpipers, 4 Little Ringed Plovers, 3 Ringed Plovers, 8 Dunlin, a Ruff, a Black Tern and a Garganey.

 Common Sandpiper from Firth

Lapwing from Firth