Cuckoo arrives

10th May 2010 – early rain then showers E3/2/1
Offshore
Early morning sightings (0700-0800) were limited to 20 Gannet, 20 Common Scoter, 12 Sandwich Tern, 4 Teal, 3 Red-throated Diver, 2 Tufted Duck and single Fulmar and Guillemot.
Grounded Migrants
A Cuckoo was newly arrived; otherwise sightings were limited to 11 Wheatear, 3 Whitethroat and 2 Willow Warbler.
Diurnal Migration
A total of 7 Swift flew through.
Moths
New additions for the year included Common Wave and Parsnip Moth – the latter perhaps an overlooked first for 10 years.