A quiet day with rain from late morning. Two Mediterranean Gulls, three juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls, 50 Common Terns and an Arctic Skua were feeding offshore. A single Willow Warbler was seen in the back garden and 11 Sand Martins flew over.
Three Porpoises and three Grey Seals were feeding offshore.
Five juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls were feeding at the Patch along with 23 Common Scoters and 120 Common Terns offshore and an evening seawatch produced 48 Mediterranean Gulls heading west. A Willow Warbler was seen in the bushes and two Yellow Wagtails and a Grey Wagtail passed overhead.
Four Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.
The first three Small Red-eyed Damselflies of the summer were seen at the southern end of the Long Pits.
Six juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls and 80 Common Terns were seen at the Patch. The first two Willow Warblers of the autumn arrived.
Three Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
Four Mediterranean Gulls, five juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls and 55 Common Terns were seen at the Patch and 14 Sand Martins and two Yellow Wagtails flew over.
The first juvenile Caspian Gull of the year was at The Patch this evening along with five juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls. Three Yellow Wagtails were with the Meadow Pipits near the fishing boats.
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| Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans juvenile The Patch 21st July 2024 |
Six Porpoise were feeding offshore from the fishing boats.
A Norfolk Hawker was seen in the Trapping Area.
A quiet day with two juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls at The Patch and two Yellow Wagtails in with the Meadow Pipits near the fishing boats.
Seven Porpoise were feeding offshore.
A Flying Ant day resulted in hundreds of airborne gulls over the point throughout the day. 80 Mediterranean Gulls were feeding amongst the far more numerous Black-headed Gulls. There was also some visible migration with 300 Sand Martins and six Yellow Wagtails flying over. Three Yellow-legged Gulls were at The Patch.
A Grey Seal and 11 Porpoise were feeding offshore.
A quiet day with five juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls at The Patch the only sighting of note.
A Brown Hare was seen on the land and four Porpoise and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.
A Norfolk Hawker was seen in the Trapping Area.
Blustery conditions brought an increase of terns and gulls offshore. A Roseate Tern was feeding at The Patch early evening where 11 juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls were also present. The highlight of a short seawatch were two Little Terns.
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Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii The Patch 16th July 2024 |