Monday 21st July 2025

 

Deluge to mid-am followed by sunshine & showers. Immediately post heavy rain our first Arctic Skua of the year went north with southbound 12 Curlew, 7 Swift, 6 Cormorant, 3 Oyk, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Whimbrel, Common Gull & Great Crested Grebe plus northbound 2 Sandwich & a Common Tern. 2 Sanderling on the beach noted in a quick whiz round between showers.

First Garden Tiger for three years. Ubiquitous last century it is now on the IUCN Red List as "near threatened".

Ringing: nil.

Sunday 20th July 2025

 

Southbound 48 Black-headed Gull, 9 Common Gull, 3 Common Scoter, 2 Curlew, Med Gull, Oyk & Swallow with northbound 3 Common Tern, 3 Sandwich Tern, 2 Gannet & 2 Med Gull. Sandwich & a Common Tern were feeding off the point for a while. Second juv Green Wood of the autumn paid a visit.

Lesser-spotted Pinion has only been noted on a small handful of previous occasions.

Ringing: 1 Linnet, 1 Wren.