May 2006

The awful weather continued in the morning with rain and a cold strong northerly wind which decreased by the afternoon when the sun appeared for the first time in ages.

A good day at sea but no new birds anywhere else with the only notable birds on land being 2 Grey Partridge, 181 Ringed Plover, 500 Sanderling, 3 Whimbrel, 6 Stock Dove and 3 Cuckoo.

At sea most birds were going north with 205 Fulmar, 37 Manx Shearwater plus 1 S, 158 Gannet plus 29 S, single Arctic Skua & Bonxie, 329 Kittiwake, 21 Sandwich, 25 Guillemot, 30 Razorbill plus plenty of distant Auk sp.

Another cold day in strong northerly winds and blustery showers on and off.

Again very few migrants, just 4 Cuckoo, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff and a Willow Warbler.

The sea was good again with 1 Red-throated Diver, 203 Fulmar, 204 Gannet, 1 Shag, 11 Eider, 1 Merlin in off the sea, 4 Arctic Skua, 1 Bonxie, 188 Kittiwake, 1 Arctic Tern, 579 Auk sp., 99 Guillemot, 123 Razorbill and 9 Puffin.

A cold fresh to strong northerly wind blew all day, needless to say no new grounded birds except for 2 Wheatear,2 Blackcap, Chiffchaff and a singing Firecrest at Wire Dump.

The sea was quite productive, with activity most of the day and the totals were: 1 Red-throated Diver, 161 Fulmar, 46 Manx Shearwater, 215 Gannet, 6 Common Scoter, 1 Arctic Skua, 385 Kittiwake, 33 Sandwich Tern, 250 Auk sp., 318 Guillemot, 162 Razorbill and 3 Puffin.

Only a trickle of migrants moving south and no new grounded birds, but some activity over the sea. A fresh W-NW wind blew all day but did stay dry with plenty of sunshine.

Seabirds seen today were; 6 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 55 Fulmar, 23 Manx Shearwater, 88 Gannet, 64 Lesser B.B.Gull, 171 Herring Gull, 138 Kittiwake, 13 Sandwich Tern, 68 Auk sp. 28 Guillemot, 8 Razorbill.

Birds moving south included; 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Swift north, 3 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 55 Swallow, 27 House Martin, 2 flava Wagtail, 16 Jackdaw + 2 U-turned, 3 Rook, 5 Goldfinch, 31 Linnet. Other birds of interest seen today were; 1 Peregrine, 4 Cuckoo, 1 Long-eared Owl, Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff and the Serin was seen early in the morning at the Point, but no sight or sound of the Great Reed Warbler.

A much better day than of late, passage had picked up a little and there were a few good grounded birds, including our first Great Reed Warbler since 1989.

Seabirds seen today were; 3 Red-throated Diver, 9 Fulmar, 38 Gannet, 1 Little Gull, 109 Lesser B.B.Gull, 18 Auk sp., 20 Guillemot and 6 Razorbill. Birds moving south were; 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Eider, 10 Common Scoter, 15 Wood Pigeon, 14 Collared Dove, 3 Turtle Dove, 1 Swift, 135 Swallow, 116 House Martin, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 flava Wagtail, 1 alba Wagtail, 6 Jackdaw, 2 Greenfinch, 50 Goldfinch, 108 Linnet.

Grounded birds included; a Little Ringed Plover, 3 Cuckoo, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Wheatear, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, a Great Reed Warbler found mid-morning at the Point, but proved to be elusive for most of the day, 3 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Siskin and a male Serin was singing at the Point for most of the afternoon and the White eye sp was at the point. A Privet Hawk-moth was found today and was only the 9th record for Yorkshire.

A disappointing day with very few birds of any interest seen, light rain and south-easterlies in the morning gave an air of hope but to no avail.

The only birds of note seen were: 7 Fulmar, 6 Gannet, 41 Common Scoter, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Cuckoo, 4 Swift, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Reed Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and a Siskin.

At Beacon Ponds 2 Avocet flew through and a Curlew Sandpiper was present.

A nice pleasant day with light winds from the north-west and plenty of sunshine for a change. A few new migrants today and a trickle of passage, but we are still awaiting the Black Stork to fly south, if we haven’t already missed it.

At sea were; 4 Fulmar, 7 Gannet, 16 Lesser black backed Gull, 23 Kittiwake, 9 Sandwich, 1 Arctic Tern, 9 Auk sp. and 2 Guillemot. Birds moving south included; 1 Spoonbill at 16.10, 2 Marsh Harrier + 1 west, 1 Lapwing, 5 Wood Pigeon, 1 Swift, 163 Swallow, 23 House Martin, 1 flava Wagtail, 4 Rook, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 62 Linnet and a White-eye sp.

Notable birds seen on the land were; 9 Turtle Dove, 1 Short-eared Owl, 7 Cuckoo, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Wheatear, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 imm/female Golden Oriole at Wire Dump for most of the day, 1 Siskin. A Lime Hawkmoth was trapped at Kew.

Little change in the appalling weather with plenty of heavy showers or longer periods of rain, in a strong W-SW wind, fortunately by late afternoon the skies cleared leaving some sunny spells in a decreasing wind.

A few birds at sea with 34 Fulmar, 5 Gannet, a Shag, 15 Common Scoter, 127 Common Gull, 45 LBB Gull, 3 Kittiwake, 28 Sandwich Tern, 5 Common Tern & 3 Arctic Tern.

Whilst on land little change with notable birds being 2 Marsh Harrier S, 2 Sparrowhawk S, 7 Whimbrel, a Stock Dove (Point), 4 Turtle Dove, 5 Cuckoo (2 Point, 3 Triangle), 36 Swift S, 58 Swallow S, 13 House Martin S, a Garden Warbler (Crown), a Siskin S and a male Bullfinch blogging around.

With stiff winds most of the day and heavy showers making birding difficult a few birds flew south with just the odd new bird in but at least it was not as bad as yesterday!

Birds going south included 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard, 36 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 3 Jackdaw, 7 Goldfinch and a Siskin.

Other birds of note were 2 Grey Partridge, 220 Grey Plover, 275 Sanderling, 3 Cuckoo, a Wheatear, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher and a Siskin at Kew.

An Avocet was at Beacon Ponds the presumed same bird as yesterday also a Hooded Crow was on the beach.

An appalling day weather wise with heavy overnight rain leaving an inch or two of lying water in places, with a strengthening wind reaching force 6 and swinging from the south to NW.

A trickle of birds heading south with 15 Swallow, at sea 6 Fulmar S, 43 Gannet, 6 Kittiwake, 10 Sandwich Tern were about the best of it.

A few grounded birds of note including 2 Cuckoo, a Barn Owl, 1 Swift, a Wheatear (Walker Butts), 7 Reed Warbler, 4 Spotted Flycatcher. The main interest was at Beacon Ponds with an Avocet and 3 Little Gulls but on the whole a day to be forgotten.

It was a better morning weather wise, with moderate W-S winds and there was a steady flow of passage, but birding almost came to a stop at lunchtime, when the rain moved in and set in for the day.

Birds over the sea today included; 3 Red-throated Diver, 4 Fulmar, 20 Gannet, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Kittiwake, 2 Razorbill.

Birds on the move south were; 1 Grey Heron, 4 Tufted Duck, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Swift, 2 Skylark, 2 Sand Martin, 260 Swallow, 64 House Martin, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 flava Wagtail,1 male Serin at 09.10, 17Goldfinch, 41 Linnet.

Grounded birds were; 3 Cuckoo, 2 Wheatear, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler.

A fairly quiet day with wet and windy conditions, just a few new grounded migrants and the first Temminck’s Stint for several years.

A few birds were moving at sea and included; 3 Red-throated Diver, 27 Fulmar, 2 Manx Shearwater, 101 Gannet, 2 Little Gull, 126 Kittiwake, 18 Sandwich Tern, 1 Common Tern, 35 auk sp., 7 Guillemot, 30 Razorbill, 2 Puffin.

Grounded birds were; 2 Cuckoo, 1 Short-eared Owl, a Wheatear, 6 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler and 1 Spotted Flycatcher.

Only a few birds moving south; 13 Common Scoter, 2 Marsh Harrier, 13 Swallow and a Goldfinch.

North of the area a Temminck’s Stint was found on the shooting pond next to Beacon Ponds and later flew high south over the Observatory recording area.

A cool blustery day with several showers in the morning, several heavy, very few grounded birds but a few birds seen passing south.

Birds moving south were; 1 Spoonbill north to the Narrows where it landed briefly then continued to the Warren where it turned round and left south at sea at 08.00, 7 Fulmar, 1 Little Egret at 15.10, 1 pair of Garganey at 11.50, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Lapwing, 2 Arctic Skua north, 110 Common Gull, 74 Lesser B.B.Gull, 45 Herring Gull, 13 Sandwich Tern, 9 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 2 Razorbill, 38 Swift, 9 Sand Martin, 221 Swallow, 61 House Martin, 1 flava Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 30 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin and 46 Linnet.

Grounded birds were; 11 Turtle Dove, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler.

Steady passage again, with a couple of additions to the year list, but no new grounded migrants in the strong south-westerly winds.

Birds moving south today were; 4 Cormorant, 2 Wigeon, 4 Eider north, 1 Honey Buzzard north-west over the Humber at 10.15, 1 Marsh Harrier over the Triangle, 1 Kestrel, 1 Greenshank, 1 skua sp out east, 14 Black-headed Gull, 40 Lesser B.B.Gull, 1 Cuckoo, 38 Swift, 2 Skylark, 2 Sand Martin, 538 Swallow, 127 House Martin, 1 Red-rumped Swallow at 10.15, 1 flava Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 27 Goldfinch, 68 Linnet.

Other birds of interest seen today were; 30 Common Scoter on the Humber, 1 Hobby south and then north again, 2 Wheatear, 1 Redwing, 2 Willow Warbler and a Jay at the Warren.

A small amount of passage with some quality birds. A bright and sunny day to start but soon clouding over and rain by late afternoon, SW-SE 2.

Birds on the move were (all south unless stated otherwise) 3 Gannet, 1 Grey Heron in/off and then NW, 3 Spoonbill in/off then NW at 06.20, 2 Greylag Geese, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Lesser B.B.Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 7 Turtle Dove, 8 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 210 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 5 flava Wagtail, 3 alba Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Serin at 08. 50, 43 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin, 73 Linnet, 2 Corn Bunting.

Other birds of note seen today were; a Hobby over the Church Field, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Wheatear, 5 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 imm. male Golden Oriole singing at Kew Villa at 05.35 before leaving high south at 05.40, 1 Jay at Kew Villa.

A much nicer day weather wise and also an increase in passage, particularly during the early morning. Light SW winds backing SE in the afternoon, sunny spells and a few showers late afternoon.

Birds moving south today were; 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Greenshank out east, 22 Lesser B.B.Gull, 6 Swift + 8 north, 11 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 550 Swallow, 124 House Martin, 10 flava Wagtail, 27 Carrion Crow, 5 Chaffinch, 36 Goldfinch, 60 Linnet.

Grounded birds included; 6 Turtle Dove, 1 Long-eared Owl, 9 Wheatear, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, a singing Firecrest at the Point, 5 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher.

Despite searching at both high tides, the Broad-billed Sandpiper wasn’t seen today.

6 Four-spotted Chaser dragonflies were seen on Clubley’s – the first of the year.

A wet miserable day, with rain more or less all day until the evening when the sun finally made an appearance. Only a few new migrants arrived.

Birds moving through were; 2 Arctic Tern out, 3 Swift, 20 Sand Martin, 100 Swallow, 10 House Martin 3 Goldfinch and 1 Siskin all south.

Other birds seen of note were; a Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Long-eared Owl and 1 Short-eared Owl, 5 Whinchat, 5 Wheatear, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, the Firecrest still present between the Crown and Rose Cottage, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 5 Siskin. The Broad-billed Sandpiper was seen off the Warren on the morning high tide.

A bitterly cold day in a force 5 E-SE wind and full cloud cover making birding not that enjoyable with just the odd new migrant in and little passage.

Birds on the move were 18 Gannet, 3 Grey-lag Geese, a Marsh Harrier S, a Hobby N, 2 Arctic Skua out, 13 Kittiwake N, 6 Swift, 48 Swallow, 2 Flava Wagtail, 3 Tree Sparrow, 10 Goldfinch, 35 Linnet all south. Notable birds in the area included 34 Common Scoter (Humber), 86 Ringed Plover, 35 Whimbrel, a Tree Pipit (Point), 4 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, a Fieldfare (Point), a Mistle Thrush (Rose Cottage), a Grasshopper Warbler (Canal), 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, a late Firecrest (Churchyard), 2 Siskin (Kew) with the weekend’s highlight of the Broad-billed Sandpiper showing at both morning and evening tides on the Humber just off the Gate-Tank Blocks with the Dunlin flock.

Let’s hope for a warmer week ahead!

A day of high excitement in the raptor department with discussions over a certain Harrier, and a first for Spurn in the wader group, also a few birds came in but not in any number in cold wet conditions.

Passerines of note were a Tree Pipit S, 4 Whinchat, a Wheatear, 1 Fieldfare (Point), a Redwing (Big Hedge), a reeling Grasshopper Warbler (Clubley’s), 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, 5 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Siskin (Kew). On the Humber a Red-necked Grebe in full summer plumage was of Chalk Bank, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, a Common Sandpiper and a first for Spurn was found in the afternoon being a Broad-billed Sandpiper which was long overdue for the area. Raptors had a good showing today with a Harrier sp. causing some discussion it was either a first summer Montague’s or a Pallid but sadly it did not hang around moving north over the Triangle and over Long Bank area at a good rate of knots, lets hope it reappears tomorrow to clinch identification, other raptors today were 2 Marsh Harrier S, 2 Hen Harrier N, a Hobby N which caught a Meadow Pipit on the way through for lunch.

A warm and hazy day with lots of sunshine, a storm gathered late afternoon and deposited quite a bit of rain, but then cleared for a nice evening. SE winds for most of day were very light. There were very few new migrants and just a little passage.

Birds moving south today were; 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier + 1 north, 1 Lapwing, 14 Wood Pigeon, 3 Sky Lark, 1 Sand Martin, 130 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 flava Wagtail, 3 alba Wagtail, 1 Rook, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 19 Goldfinch, 33 Linnet and 1 Corn Bunting.

Interesting birds seen were; 1 Tufted Duck and 51 Common Scoter on the Humber, a first summer Mediterranean Gull was on the Humber, 1 Cuckoo in the Triangle, 1 Whinchat, 1 Reed Warbler, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler.

North of the area a Corncrake was singing for half an hour in the morning but stopped when the F16’S flew over, it was looked for in the evening but not heard.

The first Painted Lady’s were seen today and a Dark Sword Grass moth was trapped overnight.

Another bright and sunny day with a cool but light Northerly wind veering south-easterly in the afternoon, a few new migrants appeared and the two flavas were still present at the Point, one of which is probably a Grey-headed (thunbergi).

Birds of interest seen today were a Spoonbill south at 16.10, 2 Eider and 8 Common Scoter on the Humber, 1 Greenshank, a Long-eared Owl at the Point, 32 Swallow south, 1probable Grey-headed Wagtail and 1 flava mix at the Point, 2 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Blackcap, 1 Wood Warbler at the Point, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Brambling.

North of the area was a female type Blue-headed Wagtail as Sammy’s Point.

The Large Tortoishell seen yesterday was a new butterfly for Spurn.

Hazy sunshine and rather warm out of the cold N – NE wind, the only passage noted was a Sparrowhawk, 15 Swallow and 5 Goldfinch, all going south.

Notable birds seen today were; a male Garganey on Clubley’s Scrape, an Osprey flew out east, 2 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Turtle Dove, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 White Wagtail, the 2 flava Wagtail at the Point which were present yesterday, were today thought to both be a mix, one being closer to Blue-headed and the other very close to Grey-headed but probably got some Blue-headed in. 3 Whinchat, a Sedge Warbler at the Point, a Blackcap at Kew, 2 Wood Warbler at the Point, 5 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Siskin

North of the area, a Red Kite flew north over Long Bank and a Fieldfare was at Sammy’s Point.

Little change in a stiff easterly wind and light rain overnight which promised more than was seen, but at least all of the recent rarities were still present.

Birds of note included a Peregrine, 1 Cuckoo (Triangle), a Short-eared Owl, 250 Swallow S, 1 Tree Pipit (Point), a Whinchat (Point), 1 Wheatear, 2 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, a Pied Flycatcher (Crown), the Golden Oriole (Wire Dump), a Yellowhammer (Church Field) and the Hoopoe at Sunny Cliff Farm. North of the area at Sammie’s the Red-backed Shrike was showing well

Migrant moths in the traps today were a Silver Y and only 2 Diamond-back moths.

Six birds were ringed today including a Blackcap and 2 Chiffchaff’s.

A cold day in fresh north-easterly winds, heavy rain overnight and a foggy, drizzly start to the day. There was no southerly passage to talk of and only a handful of fresh grounded migrants, but there were a few good birds for birders to look at.

Seabirds included; 1 Great Crested Grebe on the sea, 3 Fulmar, 3 Gannet, 16 Arctic Tern out and 4 Auk sp

The only southerly passage noted was 205 Swallow and a Swift

Wildfowl seen today were; 84 Brent Geese, 4 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 3 Garganey (1st of year), 3 Pochard, 4 Common Scoter

Grounded birds included; a Hobby, an Avocet (1st of year), a Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Snipe, 3 Cuckoo, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Hoopoe still present in the Triangle, 6 Yellow and a Blue-headed Wagtail in the Triangle, 2 White Wagtail, 3 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Redwing, 3 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 7 Willow Warbler, the Golden Oriole still at Wire Dump, 2 Brambling and 5 Siskin.

North of the area was a superb male Red-backed Shrike near the riding school in Easington.

With a light SW until midday good southerly passage occurred with the wind then veering E, sunshine all day with distant haze

Birds heading south included 19 Gannet, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, 23 Swift, 30 Sand Martin, 2500 Swallow, 80 House Martin, 47 Flava Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 14 Jackdaw, 15 Rook, 37 Carrion Crow, 143 Goldfinch and 136 Linnet. On the ground birds of note were a Hobby over Church Field, 160 Sanderling, 16 Whimbrel, 4 Turtle Dove, a Cuckoo (Crown), 1 Tree Pipit (Warren), 4 Whinchat, 15 Wheatear, 9 Lesser Whitethroat, a Spotted Flycatcher (Church Field), a Golden Oriole at Wire dump found at 13.00 which for a change was rather showy, a Siskin (Kew) and the other highlight was a Spoonbill which blogged around before feeding on the Humber and then flew south

Two new moths for Spurn were recorded today a Nut-tree Tussock (new for East Yorks) and a Brindled Pug.

Despite strong easterly winds all day and a light shower in the morning, there were very few new grounded birds, however there was a good southerly passage of Swallows which continued all day and the first Black Terns of the year were seen.

At Sea were; 1 Fulmar, 1 Little Gull, 1 Kittiwake, a Sandwich Tern, 42 ‘commic’ Terns flew out as did the first two Black Terns of the year.

Southerly passage produced; 1 Marsh Harrier, 10 Wood Pigeon, 25 Common Swift, 14 Sand Martin, 1700 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 1 Tree Pipit, 12 flava Wagtail, 1 alba Wagtail, 9 Greenfinch, 78 Goldfinch, 95 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer and 1 Corn Bunting.

Grounded birds were; 11 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Whinchat, 7 Wheatear, 9 Sedge Warbler, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 40+ Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted and 1 Pied Flycatcher, 3 Lesser Redpoll

A male Hen Harrier was seen over the Triangle and a ringtail harrier sp. was seen briefly at the Point.

The first migrant moth of the year was caught in the form of a Diamond-back

A much better days birding, with good numbers of birds moving south and a decent grounding of migrants. A largely sunny day with moderate southerly wind.

Southerly passage saw ; 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Eider, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 6 Wood Pigeon, 6 Collared Dove, 1 Turtle Dove, 24 Swift, 5 Skylark, 36 Sand Martin, 550 Swallow, 28 House Martin, 3 Meadow Pipit, 28 flava Wagtail, 2 alba Wagtail, 8 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 116 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin, 232 Linnet, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Yellowhammer.

Grounded birds were; 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Turtle Dove (1st of year), 1 Tree Pipit, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Whinchat, 35 Wheatear, 8 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler (1st of year), 11 Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroats had increased to 48, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 17 Willow Warbler, 1 Goldcrest . 1 Firecrest at the Point, and 2 Spotted Flycatcher.

Another quiet day with just a few grounded migrants and a trickle of passage.

Seabirds seen were ; 3 Gannet, 13 Sandwich, 1 Arctic and 12 Little Terns.

Birds moving south included; 2 Marsh harrier, 1 Whimbrel, 13 Swift, 3 Sand Martin, 52 Swallow, 17 flava Wagtail, 2 alba Wagtail,7 Greenfinch, 56 Goldfinch, 153 linnet.

Grounded birds included; 1 Tree Pipit, 10 Wheatear, 1 Redwing, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Brambling, 1 Siskin.

North of the area a Hobby was seen at Sammy’s Point.

There was a small fall of migrants when the rain eventually stopped mid-morning, but the day faded bird-wise when the wind swung from south-east to westerly.

Seabirds seen were: 2 Red-throated and 1 Great Northern Diver, 4 Fulmar, 9 Gannet, 3 Arctic Skua (1st of the year), an Iceland Gull, 318 Arctic Terns moved out east. Very little visible migration, with just the following moving south; 1 Grey Heron, 13 Teal, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Marsh Harrier, 76 Bar-tailed Godwit and 8 Whimbrel out east, 22 Swallow, 8 flava Wagtail, 3 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin, 35 Linnet.

Grounded birds included; a Jack Snipe, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Blue-headed Wagtail, 9 Wheatear, 9 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 8 Sedge Warbler, 10 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warbler, 13 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 17 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Brambling.