August 2006

A cool miserable day with showers on and off all day, the SW winds didn’t produce the passage that was expected but terns in the evening were quite good.

The tern roost movement produced, 1 Little Gull, 89 Sandwich Tern, 5 Roseate Tern, c.5,000 Common Tern, 57 Arctic Tern, 6 Black Tern.

Other birds of note seen were; 52 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 68 Common Scoter, 1 Bonxie, 1 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 35 flava Wagtail, 2 Whinchat, 3 Willow Warbler and 2 Goldcrest. A Convolvulus Hawk-moth and a Scarce Bordered Straw were caught over night.

Another dull day with very little activity in the continuing westerly winds.

Birds of note seen today were; 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Wigeon,1 Pintail, 4 Roseate Tern, 3000 Common Tern, 10 Arctic Tern, 1 Little Tern, 5 Black Tern, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 17 Sand Martin, 100 Swallow, 1 Tree Pipit, 12 flava Wagtail, 2 Whinchat, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 7 Willow Warbler, 1 Pied Flycatcher.

2 Clouded Yellow and 37 Speckled Wood were the only butterflies of note.

Another windy day and with north-westerlies a bit disappointing on the seabird front.

The highlight of the day was 3 juvenile Common Buzzards which U-turned back north over the Triangle. The Barred Warbler was still in Canal Hedge.

Other birds of note were 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Tufted Duck, 6 Bonxie, 25 Little Gull, 7500 Common Tern, 9 Arctic Tern, 6 Black Tern, 12 flava Wagtail, 4 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 5 Lesser Whitethroat and 12 Willow Warbler.

Another quiet day with even fewer birds than yesterday in the still blustery westerly winds.

No sign of the Spotted Crake today but a Water Rail in its place, Barred Warblers were still present at the Point and in Canal Hedge.

Other birds of note seen today were; 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Wigeon, 2 Shoveler, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Merlin, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Bonxie, 20 Little Gull, 2 Roseate Tern, 12,000 Common Tern, 3 Arctic Tern, 3 Black Tern, 22 flava Wagtail, 1 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Redwing, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Pied Flycatcher.

A generally quiet day in the blustery winds, although some southerly passage in the morning and a few raptors on the move in the afternoon. The Spotted Crake was still showing on and off as was the Barred Warbler in Canal Hedge, 3 Dotterel filmed by a day visitor added another bird to the Spurn year list.

Other migrants seen were; 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, a Short-eared Owl, 2 flava Wagtail, 1 Wheatear, 8 Willow Warbler, 1 Pied Flycatcher and 2 Corn Buntings.

Birds moving south included; 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Osprey, 11 Whimbrel, 11 Swift, 3 Sand Martin, 1536 Swallow, 242 House Martin, 14 flava Wagtail. Birds at sea were; 2 Red-throated Diver, 8 Fulmar, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 100 Gannet, 20 Arctic Skua, 2 Bonxie, 5 Roseate Tern, 5900 Common Tern, 28 Arctic Tern, 12 Black Tern. The Red-backed Shrike was still at the riding school in Easington.

Grounded migrants were still in low numbers, the Spotted Crake was still showing on and off on Canal Scrape and a few good seabirds were seen including the first Balearic Shearwater of the year. Other seabirds seen were; 1 Fulmar, 1 Manx Shearwater, 1 Long-tailed Skua, 20 Arctic Skua, 3 Bonxie, 19 Little Gull, 65 Sandwich Tern, 7 Roseate Tern, 4500 Common Tern, 14 Arctic Tern, 2 Little Tern, Black Tern and 600+ Auk sp.

There was very little southerly passage; 1 Brent Goose, 2 Marsh Harrier, 13 Common Snipe, 6 Whimbrel, 1 Swift, 2 Sand Martin, 62 Swallow, 4 House Martin. Other birds of note seen were; 1 Hobby, 2 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, 21 flava Wagtail, 1 Redstart, 5 Whinchat, 7 Wheatear, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 9 Reed Warbler, 3 Barred Warbler (Point, Canal Hedge, Warren – the only new bird being the one in Canal Hedge). 9 Lesser Whitethroat, 19 Whitethroat, 5 Garden Warbler, 19 Willow Warbler, 4 Pied Flycatcher.

Birds seen north of the recording area included a Wood Sandpiper over Kilnsea, a Wryneck on the road to Sammy’s Point, a Barred Warbler on Beacon Lane and an adult male Red-backed Shrike at the riding school in Easington.

A much better day, despite a slow start, but once the wind veered into the eastern sector a few new migrants arrived.

The Spotted Crake showed well on and off all day and late evening a Greenish Warbler was found on Beacon Lane where it showed until dusk. Seabirds seen were; a Red-throated Diver, an adult Pomarine Skua, 10 Arctic Skua and 7 Roseate Tern.

Other birds of note were; 1 Wigeon, 1 Shoveler, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Redstart, 6 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear, 1 Fieldfare, 13 Lesser Whitethroat, 27 Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 15 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 3 Pied Flycatcher.

Another quiet day with even fewer migrants and the Spotted Crake didn’t show again until 20.10 hrs.

Birds of interest today were; 1 Red-throated Diver, 8 Fulmar, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Manx Shearwater, 3 Little Egret landed on Clubley’s and were later seen flying south off the Point, 4 Shoveler, 4 Eider, 1 Hobby, 2 Bonxie, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 24 Little Gull, 5 Roseate Tern, 51 Swift, 2 Tree Pipit, 40 flava Wagtail, 2 Whinchat, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted and 1 Pied Flycatcher.

Moths of interest today were Hummingbird Hawk-moth by day, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw, 1 Small Mottled Willow and 1 White Point.

Another quiet day, but a few new common migrants grounded and a Barred Warbler found in the nets at the Warren.

At sea were 7 Arctic Skua, 8 Little Gull, 5 Roseate Tern, 4300 Common Tern, 23 Arctic Tern and 6 Black Tern.

Birds moving south were; 1 Little Egret, 5 Teal, 1 Marsh Harrier, 10 Swift, 16 Sand Martin, 890 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 1 Tree Pipit, 5 flava Wagtail. Other birds of note were; 40 flava Wagtail, 2 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Grasshopper Warbler on Clubley’s Field, 2 Reed Warbler, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 11 Willow Warbler, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Pied Flycatcher. The Spotted Crake waited until 20.10 hrs until it put in an appearance, where it again showed well in the cut reeds to the left of the hide.

A day with plenty of sunshine but very few new birds in, with a lot of the commoner migrants moving out overnight.

At sea 10 Fulmar N, 2 Sooty & 1 Manx Shearwater, 7 Arctic Skua, 1 Bonxie and 5 Roseate Terns were of note. Some light southerly passage took place with 30 Teal, 95 Oystercatcher, 16 Grey Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Swift, 30 Sand Martin, 542 Swallow, 15 House Martin & 16 Flava Wagtail.

Grounded birds of note were a Great Spotted Woodpecker (Triangle), a Tree Pipit (Point), single Whinchat & Wheatear, 2 Barred Warbler (Point/Lighthouse), the Spotted Crake on Canal Scrape showed really well at times especially early morning and late evening, the only other sighting worth a mention was a escaped Falcon sp. possibly LannerxPeregrine which was at the New Road area. Single Scarce Bordered Straw and Small Mottled Willow were the only notable migrants in the traps whilst at the Warren a Hummingbird Hawkmoth caterpillar was found.

A day that started poorly but finished strong with heavy rain from dawn petering out and becoming bright and sunny in a light W-NW wind.

Yesterday’s massive tern passage failed to materialise today although there were plenty feeding offshore, no more than 2440 came S to roost. Highlights today were an Osprey out SE at 06.55, single Hobby and Peregrine hunting the area, 15 Little Gull N, some light passage S with 88 Swallow & 16 Flava Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 3 Wheatear, a Barred Warbler (Point), 3 Garden Warbler, 2 Pied Flycatcher (Warren), Fridays Thrush Nightingale showed again briefly as it alighted from a path at Chalk Bank but never reappeared and a Spotted Crake on the Canal Scrape feeding out on newly cut areas at 20.00.

Along Beacon Lane there was another Barred Warbler and a Redstart. Migrant moths in the traps were 5 Scarce-bordered Straw plus another one at Big Hedge, 2 Bordered Straw, 1 Small Mottled Willow, 11 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl.

Still a few grounded migrants left from Friday and visible migration had picked up, with more hirundines, swifts, wagtails and raptors. The sea was also better with the shoal of fish offshore still attracting lots of birds, and the Common Tern record being smashed again!

Grounded migrants were; 2 Cuckoo, 300 Swift feeding over the Triangle for most of the afternoon some tried roosting on telegraph poles in the evening, 2 Tree Pipit, 2 Whinchat, 12 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warbler, 16 Willow Warbler, 6 Pied Flycatcher. Birds on the move south were; 67 Teal, 48 Common Scoter, 5 Marsh Harrier + 1 U-turned and 1 north, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Osprey flew north, 2 Kestrel, 3 Ruff, 4 Common Snipe, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew, 10 Greenshank, 408 Swift, 33 Sand Martin, 1685 Swallow, 215 House Martin, 90 flava Wagtail, 89 Tree Sparrow +13 U-turned.

At sea, there was a lot of activity all day with the fish shoal attracting lots of birds, but the tern movement in the evening was spectacular. 4 Fulmar, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Manx Shearwater, 20 Gannet, 8 Arctic Skua, 3 Bonxie, 13 Little Gull, an adult breeding plumage Sabine’s Gull came south and then sat on the sea opposite sea-watching hide for one and half hours, 200 Kittiwake, 75 Sandwich Tern, 4 Roseate Tern seen blogging about in the day may have been part of the 9 seen south in the evening, 30,000 Common Terns were counted, but probably more were missed (the previous record before yesterday was 10,000 in 1991!). 360 Arctic Tern, 2 Little Tern, 25 Black Tern. Other birds of note were; 1 Shoveler, 1 Hobby, 1 Merlin, 2 Wood Sandpiper. North of the area were a Grasshopper and Barred Warbler along Beacon Lane and a Dowitcher sp. was seen to fly south from Beacon Ponds.

After clear skies last night, there had been a big clear out, with just remnants of yesterdays fall. The only new migrant of note was a Barred Warbler at Wire Dump, other migrant numbers were; 1 Green, 2 Wood and 12 Common Sandpiper, 1 Short-eared Owl, 4 Tree Pipit, 2 flava Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Redstart, 4 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Fieldfare, 6 Reed Warbler, 19 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 32 Willow Warbler, 9 Pied Flycatcher.

Birds moving south included; 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Marsh Harrier, 142 Oystercatcher, 5 Greenshank, 30 Swift, 20 Sand Martin, 690 Swallow, 220 House Martin, 36 flava Wagtail, 22 Linnet.

The sea produced some very good counts, with a large shoal of fish offshore attracting large numbers of bird including, 100 Gannet, 3 Sooty and 2 Manx Shearwater, 1000 Kittiwake and 3000+ Auk sp. The evening tern roost was also very impressive and smashed the previous record with at least 22,250 Common Tern flying south. Other good birds seen during the day were; 1 Scaup, 1 Merlin, 1 Hobby, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, 8 Little Gull, 1 Roseate Tern, 2 Black Tern.

A superb days birding, rain at first in light north-easterlies produced very few birds, however when the rain cleared by 09.00, migrants started to appear, there was very little passage and also little at sea.

Grounded migrants today were; 14 Greenshank, 3 Green, 1 Wood and 42 Common Sandpipers, 2 Wryneck (Little Hedge, Church Field), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Tree Pipit, 2 flava Wagtail, a Thrush Nightingale at Chalk Bank, 4 Redstart, 36 Whinchat, 6 Wheatear, 1 Fieldfare, 8 Reed Warbler, 1 Icterine Warbler at the Church, 2 Barred Warbler (Southfield Farm, Point), 16 Lesser Whitethroat, 54 Whitethroat, 20 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 4 Wood Warbler (3 Church, 1 Wire Dump), 1 Chiffchaff, 44 Willow Warbler, 5 Spotted Flycatcher, 55 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Yellowhammer.

Other birds of note were; 4 Wigeon, 57 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 4 Eider, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Roseate Tern. In the moth trap was a The Suspected Moth of the continental form.

Light rain in the morning with south-easterlies and hopes were high, how wrong could we be – a very poor day for birding. A few migrants were still around but all birds were in smaller numbers.

Migrants seen today were; 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Tree Pipit, 40 flava Wagtail, 4 Whinchat, 1 Fieldfare, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 52 Whitethroat, 5 Garden Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 14 Willow Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher.

The only seabirds of note were; 2 Mediterranean Gull, 800 Common Tern and 2 Arctic Tern. A Small Mottled Willow, two Scarce Bordered Straw and a Bordered Straw were in the trap.

A clear out of some common migrants, with a few new grounded migrants, although more were expected with light south-easterly winds. There was very little passage and hardly any seabirds.

Grounded migrants included; 1 Long-eared Owl at the Point, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker at Kew, 1 Tree Pipit, 30 flava Wagtail, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Fieldfare at the Point, 9 Lesser Whitethroat, 63 Whitethroat, 11 Garden Warbler, 26 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Treecreeper at the Point, 36 Goldfinch. On the sea were; 1 Fulmar, 7 Gannet, 3 Arctic Skua, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Roseate Tern and 1590 Common Tern. Birds moving south were; 1 Marsh Harrier, 123 Oystercatcher, 4 Swift, 8 Sand Martin, 48 Swallow, 13 flava Wagtail.

Other notable birds were 1 Shoveler, 1 Peregrine, 1 Spotted Redshank, single Green, Wood and Common Sandpipers. North of the area were a Little Egret at Sammy’s Point, 1 Purple Sandpiper and a Roseate Tern at Beacon Ponds.

A cool blustery day in a northerly wind kept most small birds under cover, a few birds at sea but little of note.

At sea 14 Fulmar, 1 Sooty Shearwater N, 76 Gannet, 5 Teal, 13 Common Scoter, 78 Oystercatcher S, 1 Greenshank S, 15 Arctic Skua, 2 Bonxie S, 7 Little Gull N, 232 Kittiwake mostly N, 2000 Commic Tern, 1 Black Tern S was observed. Elsewhere in the recording area birds of note included single Spotted Redshank and Greenshank (Humber), a Green & Wood Sandpiper (Triangle), 2 Turtle Dove, a Wryneck (Point), 1 Whinchat, 2 Garden Warbler, a Wood Warbler (Kew), 10 Willow Warbler and 2 Spotted Flycatcher (Point).

Migrant moths of note in the traps were a Great Brocade a Ni Moth and a Small Mottled Willow.

An excellent day’s birding in poor weather conditions with heavy rain until 07.00 then some sunny spells before cloud built up again, the high tide and northerly winds washed over the road depositing sand and some light debris but no damage was caused.

Grounded birds included a Ruff (Warren), a Curlew Sandpiper (Gate), 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2+ Green Sandpiper and 2 Wood Sandpiper (Triangle area), a Barn Owl (Church Field), 2 Wryneck (Point/Crown), 2 Flava Wagtail, a Redstart (Canal Hedge), 4 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear, 6 Garden Warbler, a Wood Warbler (Church-Kew), 36 Willow Warbler and a Spotted Flycatcher (Point).

At sea notable sightings were 114 Fulmar, 26 Sooty Shearwater, 18 Manx Shearwater, a Storm Petrel N, 61 Teal, 96 Eider, 12 Common Scoter, 27 Arctic Skua, 17 Bonxie, a Long-tailed Skua out of the Humber, a Med Gull N and a Black Tern.

Highlight of the day belonged to a PADDYFIELD WARBLER found late in the evening along Beacon Lane. The bird was trapped to confirm identification and released back in the same spot where it showed briefly before going to roost, the first record for Spurn and only the third for Yorkshire, also along Beacon Lane there were 2 Pied Flycatcher and another Wood Warbler was at Sammie’s.

The only migrant moth of note was a Pearly Underwing whilst on the wing was 3 Brown Argus and 30 Painted Lady and a Yellow-winged Darter at the Canal Scrape Car Park.

In a strong NW wind sea watching was the order of the day, very little in the way of passerines noted.

At sea most birds were heading N with 81 Fulmar, 43 Sooty Shearwater, 14 Manx Shearwater plus 1 S, a Leach’s Petrel, 1085 Gannet, 68 Teal plus 27 S, a Tufted Duck, 17 Eider, 8 Common Scoter, 20 Arctic Skua plus 28 S, a Long-tailed Skua S, 38 Bonxie plus 3 S, 12 Little Gull, 35 Kittiwake, 1338 Common Tern, 39 Arctic Tern S, 2 Black Tern and a Puffin.

Other sightings included a Marsh Harrier S, 2 Snipe, a Wood Sandpiper (Clubley’s), 1 Swift, a Wheatear (Church Field), a Chiffchaff (Kew), 12 Willow Warbler. On the moth front 2 Bordered Straw and a Scarce Silver Y were the only migrants of note.

A day of showers or longer periods of rain in a stiff force 5-6 NW wind producing very little anywhere.

Birds of interest were a Greenshank (Humber), 10 Arctic Skua S, a Black Tern S, 17 Curlew in, a Swift (Point), 40 House Martin (Blue Bell), a Wheatear (Canal Zone) and only 4 Willow Warbler. At Beacon Lagoons there were 7 Roseate Tern and c3000 Common Tern.

Migrant moths trapped included 3 Bordered Straw and a Small Mottled Willow.

With the sea producing most of the activity little was seen in the bushes in similar weather conditions to yesterday.

The sea produced 9 Fulmar N, 13 Manx Shearwater N, 106 Gannet, a Tufted Duck, 27 Common Scoter N, 110 Oystercatcher S, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit S, 10 Arctic Skua blogging, a Bonxie N, 1 Little Gull, 171 Kittiwake N, 68 Sandwich Tern S, 3 Roseate Tern S including a juvenile, 3376 Common Tern, 10 Arctic Tern, 5 Black Tern, 21 Guillemot.

Other notable sightings were 3 Greenshank, 2 Yellow-legged Gull (Gate), a Great Spotted Woodpecker (Triangle), a Tree Pipit (Gate), 1 Flava Wagtail S, 47 Willow Warbler. Migrants in the moth traps today were a Bordered Straw and a Scarce Bordered Straw.

A good day for Tern passage plus a few waders at sea, little in the way of passerines in a cool day with a NW-W wind, but with plenty of sunshine.

At sea 1 Fulmar N, 5 Manx Shearwater N, 14 Common Scoter, 4 Oystercatcher S plus 7 in, 19 Sanderling S, 3 Whimbrel S, 8 Arctic Skua blogging, 4 Little Gull, 76 Kittiwake, 157 Sandwich Tern S, 1 Roseate Tern S, 8464 Common Tern S, 90 Arctic Tern S, 8 Little and 2 Black Tern S, 6 Guillemot N.

Elsewhere in the area birds of note were 2 Grey Heron, 3 Teal, the Garganey (Canal Scrape), a Peregrine over the Humber took a Redshank, 5 Snipe, a Black-tailed Godwit, a juvenile Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank, a juvenile Med Gull (Crown), 4 Swift S, 7 Flava Wagtail and the Common Waxbill was around the Warren. Migrant moths included 5 Bordered Straw.

Still good numbers of warblers around and about 1000 Sand Martins in the Triangle early morning.

Seabirds included; 1 Fulmar, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 11 Manx Shearwater, 40 Gannet, 8 Arctic Skua, 1 Little Gull, 18 Kittiwake, 73 Sandwich Tern, 1 Roseate Tern, 2900 Common Tern, 33 Arctic Tern, 2 Little Tern.

Other birds of note seen were; 2 Teal, 1 Garganey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Merlin, 1 Hobby, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Whimbrel, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Turnstone, 1 Tree Pipit, 27 flava Wagtail, 11 Lesser Whitethroat, 61 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap and 33 Willow Warbler.

The Garganey and Bittern were still present and there was also an increase in common migrants including; 1 Cuckoo, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 flava Wagtail, 16 Lesser Whitethroat, 34 Whitethroat, 30 Willow Warbler, and a Spotted Flycatcher.

Birds moving south were; 23 Oystercatcher, 18 Sanderling, 25 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel in, 1 Swift, 200 Sand Martin, 400 Swallow, 6 flava Wagtail. Seabirds were quiet with just 1 Fulmar, 5 Arctic Skua, 1454 Common Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, 1 Auk sp., 1 Razorbill.

Other birds of note seen were; 3 Teal, 2 Eider, 1 Spotted Redshank, and 2 Greenshank. On Beacon Lane a Hobby was sat in a stubble field and a Black Tern was on Beacon Ponds. Scarce migrant moths were an Acleris cristana –a first for Yorkshire, 4 Small Mottled Willow, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw, 2 Bordered Straw and 1 Scarce Silver Y. At least 3500 Silver Y’s were seen today including 1163 in the Warren moth trap.

A good days birding, despite most people walking round with sore heads after last nights excesses at the barbecue. The fifth record of Bittern for Spurn and the second this year was found early morning on Canal Scrape, it remained all day showing on and off.

There was good hirundine passage throughout the day. Large numbers of Sand Martins gathered in the Triangle and up to 1000 were logged, also at least 133 were ringed at the Warren and 827 flew south. Also 6,000 Swallows flew south. Other birds moving south were 5 Teal +13 north, 6 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 17 Whimbrel, 2 Swift, 9 House Martin, 19 flava Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, alba Wagtail, 44 Linnet.

Seabirds seen today were; 2 Fulmar, 200 Gannet, 31 Cormorant, 31 Arctic Skua, 1 Bonxie, 1 Little Gull, 80 Sandwich Tern, 5900 Common Tern moved south in the evening, along with 50 Arctic, 1 Roseate, 6 Black and 22 Little Terns. Other notable birds seen today were; 1 Garganey, 1 Merlin, 1 Water Rail, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Wheatear, 14 Reed Warbler, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warbler, 13 Willow Warbler.

Light south-easterlies brought an increase in warblers and also some visible migration. Seabirds seen included; 1 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Fulmar, 4 Manx Shearwater, 240 Gannet, 24 Cormorant, 5 Arctic Skua, 4 Kittiwake, 282 Common Tern, 5 Arctic Tern, 30 Guillemot.

Birds moving south were; 1 Wigeon, 2 Shoveler, 1 Garganey left south, 103 Common Scoter, 1 Marsh Harrier U-turned, 9 Whimbrel, 180 Sand Martin, 180 Swallow, 6 Meadow Pipit, 3 flava Wagtail, 13 alba Wagtail, 6 Goldfinch, 8 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer.

Other good birds seen were; 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cuckoo, 2 Whinchat, 9 Reed Warbler, 10 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Garden Warbler, 30 Willow Warbler. At Beacon Ponds there were 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Little Gull and 1 Black Tern.

Still a few seabirds on the move in the sunny calm conditions, also an increase in Willow Warblers and the first Garden Warbler of the autumn. Birds at sea included; 2 Fulmar, 250 Gannet, 6 Arctic Skua, 2 Bonxie, 8 Kittiwake, 5 Guillemot.

Other birds of note were; 2 Teal, the Garganey was seen again, a tired looking Common Buzzard at Wire Dump, was later seen to be attacked by gulls and forced into the sea where it presumably died, 1 Green Sandpiper, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 19 Willow Warbler and a Black-headed Weaver.

On the moth front; 1 Scarce Bordered Straw, 2 Scarce Silver Y, 3 Small Mottled Willow, 1 Rush Veneer, 1 Bird-cherry Ermine, 1 Great Brocade.

The strong north to north-westerlies made sea-watching the only activity worth doing. Very few other birds were seen. Seabirds seen were 99 Fulmar, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 8 Manx Shearwater, 1479 Gannet, 10 Teal, 53 Common Scoter, 39 Arctic Skua, 3 Bonxie, 1 Little Gull, 100 Kittiwake, 1 Roseate Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, 31 Auk sp,, 30 Guillemot, 2 Razorbill.

On the moth front, 1 Bordered Straw and 2 Scarce Silver Y.

Very little happening apart from a few seabirds and waders moving; including 1 Red-throated Diver, 8 Fulmar, 2 Manx Shearwater, 200 Gannet, 3 Teal, 52 Common Scoter, 120 Oystercatcher, 19 Golden Plover in, 40 Whimbrel, 5 Greenshank, 19 Arctic Skua, 100 Kittiwake, 192 Sandwich Tern, 1415 Common Tern, 28 Arctic Tern, 73 Auk sp., 91 Guillemot, 8 Razorbill. Also 58 Swift came in/off the sea and a further 28 flew south.

A fairly quiet day with just a few hirundines, swifts and waders on the move, the tern roost movement increased as well.

Birds moving south included; 1 Little Egret at 19.00, 18 Common Scoter, 50 Oystercatcher, 48 Knot +35 in, 44 Sanderling, 22 Dunlin, 52 Whimbrel, 53 Redshank, 29 Turnstone, 900 Swift, 50 Sand Martin, 250 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 3 flava Wagtail. Seabirds included, 3 Arctic Skua, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 109 Sandwich Tern S, 5 (3ad, 2 juv) Roseate Tern S, 2461 Common Tern S, 109 Arctic Tern S, 1 Black Tern S, 6 Little Tern S.

Other birds of note seen today were; 1 Garganey still on Canal Scrape,1 Greenshank, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Blackcap, 4 Willow Warbler.