A quiet day again. Seawatching produced just 11 Mediterranean Gulls of interest. Very little to be seen on the land.
A fresh Grizzled Skipper was seen and a Rest Harrow was seen at the Long Pits.
Five Norfolk Hawkers were seen.
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3rd June
Very quiet on the land. As the wind increased throughout the day and rain arrived there was a notable increase in passage offshore with 56 Common Scoters, a female Long-tailed Duck, 40 Mediterranean Gulls, ten Arctic Skuas and 19 Manx Shearwaters of note. Swifts were moving out to sea through the day with a final total of 315 birds seen.
Three Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
Two Hummingbird Hawk-moths were also seen
2nd June
A Mediterranean Gull was seen offshore. and three Buzzards, a Hobby and a Corn Bunting were seen on the land.
A Striped Hawk-moth was the obvious highlight from the moth traps while two Norfolk Hawkers and two Red-veined Darters were also seen.
1st June
Three Mediterranean Gulls and a Manx Shearwater were seen offshore.
Three Porpoises were seen offshore.
31st May
Eleven Mediterranean Gulls flew over the area and an Arctic Skua passed offshore. A Hobby was seen in the trapping area and six Sand Martins, a Tree Pipit and a Corn Bunting flew over.
A Small Mottled Willow was of note from the moth traps.
A Norfolk Hawker was seen at the Long Pits and a Mediterranean Stick-insect was found in the Observatory garden.
29th May
Very quiet with fog for much of the day. Seawatching produced just two Mediterranean Gulls of note in over 3.5 hours of coverage. A Corn Bunting was the only bird of note on the land.
Three Porpoises and a Grey Seal were seen offshore.
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