More like a bird observatory today with a few more birds about. Highlight was a sub-adult male Hen Harrier flying south just offshore which is only our second ever in September. Other southbound birds included 160 Swallow, 83 Mipit, 12 House Martin, 9 Gannet, 5 Shelduck, 3 Wigeon, 2 Buzzard, 2 Oyk, Dunlin, Grey Wagtail & Kestrel with 10 Gannet & a Brent north plus in off the sea a Sparrowhawk. A selection of migrants on site include 32 Mipit, 16 Blackcap, 8 Willow Warbler, 3 Yellow Wag, 2 Lesser 'throat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat, Garden Warbler, Sedge Warbler & Whitethroat.
Back in 2020 it was thought that the nationally scarce
Cynaeda dentalis had colonised but last year only one recorded with this one the first for this year.
Ringing: 14 Meadow Pipit, 11 Blackcap, 10 Starling, 6 Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Robin, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Great Tit, 1 Sedge Warbler.
