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7th Sep

A breezy morning saw a return to seawatching as the main interest where six Shovelers, two Pintail, a flock of six Avocets, 29 Mediterranean Gulls, 37 Arctic Skuas, 1000 Sandwich Terns, seven Little Terns, two Black Terns and eight Balearic Shearwaters were seen. Birds passing overhead included four Swifts, a Greenshank, seven Grey Herons, a Hobby, 8000 Sand Martins, 15,550 Swallows, 78 House Martins and 30 Yellow Wagtails. It was pretty quiet on the land but grounded migrants did include two Spotted and a Pied Flycatcher, two Redstarts and five Whinchats.

Six Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.

The highlight from the moth traps was a Portland Ribbon Wave.