Black-tailed Godwit influx

4th July 2015 – sunny spells SE2/3/4
Offshore
Morning observations (0800-0900) produced 175 Common Scoter and just small numbers of Manx Shearwater, Gannet, Sandwich Tern and Kittiwake.
Diurnal Migration
A few Swift continue to fly through.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 42 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Dunlin, 6 Greenshank and a Common Sandpiper.
Moths
Mottled Beauty, Snout, Barred Straw, Burnished Brass and Riband Wave were newly emerged.
Dragonflies
Common Darter are now on the wing.