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9th July

A Little Ringed Plover and 21 Ringed Plovers were seen on the Point this morning while seawatching produced 154 Kittiwakes west and five Mediterranean Gulls feeding offshore. Five Yellow Wagtails and 150 Sand Martins also passed through.

Two Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.

The highlight from the moth traps was another two Light Crimson Underwings.

Dragonflies provided plenty of interest with Small Red-eyed Damselflies and a Lesser Emperor seen at the Long Pits and a Red-veined Darter on the beach at the Lifeboat Station.

A Southern Oak Bush-cricket was found in the Observatory garden.