06.40-07.40

Common Scoter: 19 up

Great-crested Grebe: 27 around

Gannet: 11 up

Cormorant: present n/c

Mediterranean Gull: 2 x 1st summer at The Patch

Kittiwake: 2 up     2 on beach at The Patch

Sandwich Tern: c10 around

Common Tern: c20 around

Black Redstart: 1 singing on power station

 Starlings

Around the lighthouse area noisy juvenile Starlings are now much in evidence, a few Meadow Pipits, Pied Wagtails and Common Whitethroats.

 Lesser Whitethroat

At  the observatory of note a Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Tree Pipits were caught and processed.

 1 of 2 Tree Pipits processed today

 Painted Lady

In the Moat several Painted Ladies, a Brown Argus and my first Hummingbird Hawkmoth of the year.

 Hummingbird Hawk Moth

Flame Wainscot in my MV today.

14.10-15.10 from the fishing boats till the rain started:

Common Scoter: 2 up   7 down

Fulmar: 1 down

Gannet: 15 up      7 down

Hobby: 1 in

Ringed Plover:  2 up

Sanderling: 3 up

Bar-tailed Godwit: 2 up

Arctic Skua: 1 up dp

Kittiwake: 6 up

Sandwich Tern: 14 up#

Swallow: 2 out

Harbour Porpoise: 5