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21st Aug

Very few migrants on the ground again with just 15 Willow Warblers, a Whinchat and eight Tree Sparrows of interest. A Buzzard and a Grey Wagtail flew over.

Two Porpoises were feeding offshore and a Brown Hare was seen on the land.

A Large Conehead was seen in the Trapping Area.

Elsewhere, the adult Pectoral Sandpiper was showing at the the Scotney Sandpit again along with a three Little Stints, two Curlew Sandpipers, three Ruffs, two Greenshanks and four Wood Sandpipers. Cattle Egrets increased to 14 birds on the RSPB Reserve where a Glossy Ibis was also seen..