Grasshopper Warbler at the Observatory

Despite all the nets being deployed this morning surprisingly few birds were caught, this Grasshopper Warbler was the pick of the bunch.

A walk around the Desert area found 5 Whinchats, 2 Common Redstarts, a few each of Common Whitethroats, Lesser Whitethroats, Willow Warblers and Wheatears. 

 Willow Warbler near The Patch

At The Patch 100s each of Sandwich and Common Terns in a feeding frenzy offshore with 2 Arctic Skuas in attendance. Along the track to The Patch another Common Redstart and 2 Willow Warblers.

At the top end of the Long Pits a Spotted Flycatcher and a few more Willow Warblers, (3 Spot Flys and a NIghtingale earlier per AJG).

Many Migrant Hawkers around today

 Little Tern at the fishing boats this afternoon

 13.30-16.00 from the fishing boats:
Balearic Shearwater: 1E
Fulmar: 1W
Gannet: 32E     18W
Turnstone: 1 around
Arctic Skua: minimum of 3 around
Kittiwake: 3W
Sandwich Tern: 479W
Common Tern: 226W
Little Tern: 1 around
Harbour Porpoise: 5+
Grey Seal: 1
Common Seal: 1

Arctic Skua about to grab it's prize

 A couple of Porpoises

Common Seal

Turnstone at the boats this afternoon