A poor sea watch this morning was mercifully cut short by the fog closing in very quickly:
07.40-08.15
Fulmar: 1W
Gannet: 2E
Cormorant: 6W
Sandwich Tern: 12E 3W
Arctic Skua: 2W
Wheatear: 5 on the bund
One of the many Whinchats around the peninsular today, this one at The Patch
Around The Desert and trapping area very few migrants were seen, just singles each of Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler, 4 Common Whitethroats, 6 Wheatears in The Desert, another 8 around the new lighthouse but little else was seen.
A stop on the causeway at the ARC saw 2 Cattle Egrets, 2 Great Egrets, 3 Little Egrets and the Glossy Ibis.
Juvenile Hobby on the perimeter wall this morning. (A perimeter wall tick for me)
On Burrowes the 3 Spoonbills still present, c50 Golden Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin and a Ruff
all still present.
Sandwich Tern feeding at the fishing boats this afternoon
Very quiet sea watch again this afternoon but quite entertaining watching the Terns feeding.
15.00-16.00 from the fishing boats:
Gannet: 3W
Cormorant: 4W
Sandwich Tern: c15 feeding off shore
Common Tern: 1 feeding offshore
Arctic Skua: 1 chasing offshore
Wheatear: 5 around the fishing boats
Juvenile Arctic Skua at the fishing boats this afternoon
Juvenile Common Tern feeding at the fishing boats this afternoon
Marsh Mallow Moth a nationally scarce moth, was the highlight in my MV this morning
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