Very quiet with just an Avocet and three Mediterranean Gulls offshore, 11 Sand Martins and a Yellow Wagtail overhead and ten Willow Warblers in the bushes.
A Porpoise and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
The moth traps generally continue to disappoint but did produce a Palpita vitrealis this morning.
There was a small arrival of migrants this morning with two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, eight Willow Warblers, ten Reed Warblers and seven Yellow Wagtails of note. Ten Mediterranean Gulls were feeding offshore.
An Osprey which flew south and out to sea this afternoon was the highlight of the day. It was otherwise very quiet on the land. Offshore, an Avocet, five Sanderlings,75 Mediterranean Gulls, a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull and 100 Sandwich Terns were seen this evening.
Three Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore and a Brown Hare was seen in the Desert.
A juvenile Cuckoo, a Redshank, a Buzzard, ten Willow Warblers, a Garden Warbler, four Yellow Wagtails and a Grey Wagtail were of note on the land. Seawatching produced two Sanderlings, five Mediterranean Gulls, four juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls and a juvenile Caspian Gull.
Very quiet with just 61 Sand Martins, 15 Willow Warblers and two Yellow Wagtails of interest.
A Brown Hare was seen at the Point.
However the highlight of the day was an adult White-rumped Sandpiper which was watched from Hanson Hide at the ARC Pit for a few hours this afternoon.
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| White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis ARC Pit, RSPB Reserve 27th July 2024 (images by Tom Wright) |
A small arrival of migrants with a juvenile Cuckoo and 25 Willow Warblers in the bushes and a Yellow Wagtail over of note while a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull and an Arctic Skua were feeding offshore.
Three Porpoises and two Grey Seals were seen.
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 |
Hirundine numbers increased today with 413 Sand Martins and 45 Swallows passing through along with four Yellow Wagtails. Eight juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls were feeding offshore.
Two Porpoises and two Grey Seals were seen.
Moth numbers have not been great of late but last night produced 11 Sussex Emeralds and a Brussels Lace of note.
Visible migration was the main event today with 55 Swifts, three Buzzards, 210 Sand Martins and a Yellow Wagtail over. Four juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls were seen at The Patch.
A Grey Seal was feeding offshore.
Three Norfolk Hawkers were seen in the Trapping Area again.
A few birds overhead again today including 50 Swifts, 20 Sand Martins and two Yellow Wagtails. At The Patch there were four Mediterranean Gulls and four juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls.
Seven Porpoise were feeding offshore and a Common Pipistrelle was flying around the Observatory and 0030 hours.
Forty Swifts and 50 Sand Martins passed through. Mediterranean Gulls increased to 18 birds and four juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls by the evening
Five Porpoises and a Grey Seal were also feeding offshore and a Common Pipistrelle was flying around the Observatory in the early hours.
A Mediterranean Gull and a Yellow-legged Gull were seen at the Patch and 50 Sand Martins and a Yellow Wagtail flew over.
A Grey Seal was seen offshore and a Brown Hare was seen on the land.
Eight Norfolk Hawker dragonflies were seen in the Trapping Area.
Some overhead movement today with 100 Swifts and 200 Sand Martins passing through. Three Mediterranean Gulls and three (two juveniles) Yellow-legged Gulls were feeding offshore.
Five Porpoises and a Grey Seal were seen offshore.
Eight Mediterranean Gulls and the first three juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls of the year were seen at the Patch and a Cattle Egret flew over the power station.
Three Porpoises and singles of Grey and Common Seal were seen.
A Mediterranean Gull was seen at the Patch and 43 Sand Martins passed through.
A Brown Hare was seen on the land.
Thirty Swifts flew over as did three Grey Herons and an Arctic Skua was seen offshore.
Two Brown Hares were seen in the Desert.
A Norfolk Hawker dragonfly was seen at the Long Pits.
Seventeen Swifts overhead were the birds of note.
A Roseate Tern spent a few minutes in view from the Hanson Hide at ARC.
A Teal was seen on the Long Pits and seven Sand Martins, two House Martins and a Yellow Wagtail flew over.
Five Lunar Hornet Moths and three Norfolk Hawkers were seen at the Long Pits.
Five Mediterranean Gulls were feeding at the Patch but very little else was seen.
A Brown Hare was seen on the land.
Two Mediterranean Gulls were seen offshore and a Hobby was seen on the land.
Three Norfolk Hawkers were seen in the Trapping Area.
A big movement of Swifts occurred this afternoon with 1800 birds moving south-east. Two Mediterranean Gulls were seen offshore.
A Grey Seal was feeding offshore.
A Beautiful Marbled was trapped overnight. Another Ornate Shieldbug was found at the Observatory.
Three Mediterranean Gulls were feeding offshore and two Sand Martins flew over.
Five Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.
A Bright Wave was an excellent find at the Long Pits and a Pine Hawkmoth was trapped overnight.
The highlight of the day was an Osprey which flew over the area and eventually departed to the north-west. Seventy Swifts and two Yellow Wagtails flew over and a Snipe was flushed.
Four Grey Seals and two Common Seals were feeding offshore and a Brown Hare was seen in the Desert.
A September Thorn was trapped overnight and was a new species for the Observatory and was the third area record.
Two Norfolk Hawkers were seen in the Trapping Area.
A breezy morning produced four Mediterranean Gulls and three Manx Shearwaters offshore. Fifty Swifts and 14 Curlews flew over the area.
Two Porpoises and a Grey Seal were seen offshore and a Brown Hare was seen on the land.
An Ornate Shieldbug was found at the Observatory.
Forty Swifts and six Sand Martins flew over the area.
Three Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
Six Norfolk Hawkers were seen in the Trapping Area.
Two Mediterranean Gulls were feeding offshore and two Yellow Wagtails flew over.
A Porpoise was seen offshore and a Common Pipistrelle was flying around the Observatory in the evening.
Six Norfolk Hawkers were seen in the area and a Holly Blue was seen in the Trapping Area.
Eleven Sand Martins passing through were the only birds of note.
A Porpoise and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
Three Norfolk Hawkers were seen in the Trapping Area.
Very quiet with just a Mediterranean Gull of note.
A Brown Hare was seen.
Five Norfolk Hawkers and a Lesser Emperor dragonfly were seen in the Trapping Area. A sweep-netting session produced the shieldbugs Geotomus petiti and Ornate Shieldbug and two nymph Sickle-bearing Bush-crickets.
Three Grey Herons, a Sand Martin, two Yellow Wagtails and a Grey Wagtail flew over.
Two Norfolk Hawkers and a Brown Argus butterfly were seen in the Trapping Area. Six Rest Harrow moths were seen at the Long Pits.