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19th Aug

Grounded migrants included a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 25 Willow Warblers, a Spotted Flycatcher and 11 Wheatears while a Swift, a Tree Sparrow, 28 Yellow Wagtails and singles of Grey Wagtail and Tree Pipit passed overhead. The sea was very quiet again with just four Grey Plovers passing through and a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull at the fishing boats.

Four Porpoises were feeding offshore.

An outstanding total of at least 35 Wasp Spiders were found in front of the Observatory.

A Southern Migrant (Blue-eyed) Hawker was seen at Southview Cottage.

Elsewhere, the adult Pectoral Sandpiper was showing at the the Scotney Sandpit again along with a Temminck's Stint, five Little Stints, a Curlew Sandpiper and three Wood Sandpipers. Six Cattle Egrets were seen on the RSPB Reserve.