Saturday 18/07/2020

07.15-0845 from by the sea watch hide, many thanks to AJG for his endurance:

Common Scoter: 7E

Gannet: 11 o/s

Whimbrel: 1W

Kittiwake:6W

Mediterranean  Gull: 1W

Sandwich tern 7 down

Common Tern 9 down

Swallow: 3W

Sand Martin: 1W

At the same time I was wandering around Galloways, where there were plenty of juvenile Common Whitethroats and Stonechats and a few Sedge Warblers, the only grounded migrant was a single Willow Warbler, there were plenty of Sand Martins moving west. A walk along the front of Scotney this afternoon saw 3 Tree Sparrows of note.

Very heavily cropped image of the Black-winged Stilt and Black Tern taken this evening from the causeway. Also Garganey and LRP tonight. Unless you live close by it is not worth burning fuel to take your life in your hands with the traffic on the causeway, to get such poor views of the birds. It would be a much better return for your money to go to Oare Marshes where you can actually see the birds well and in comfort. 

Bisigna procerella a new micro for my trap

Metalampra italica the second occurrence of this micro in my trap

Yet another Sussex Emerald. an impressive 8 in my trap this year