A very disappointing day on both land and sea despite what seemed like favourable conditions for a few migrants to appear. A Little Gull, nine Arctic Skuas and a Black-throated Diver were the only birds of note offshore while a Garden Warbler and a Tree Pipit were noteworthy on the land.
Three Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore and two Brown Hares were seen on the land.
Light winds failed to produce much on the land and the sea was fairly quiet. Over eight hours of seawatching produced three Pomarine Skuas and seven Arctic Skuas along with a Velvet Scoter, 16 Ringed Plovers, 157 Whimbrel, two Little Gulls and two Mediterranean Gulls while four Little Egrets flew out. A Fieldfare, a Whinchat, five Yellow Wagtails and 40 Corn Buntings were of note on the land.
Ten Porpoises and three Grey Seals were seen offshore and six Brown Hares were seen in and around the Desert.
Another day of excellent seawatching with 12 hours of coverage producing highlights of an adult Long-tailed Skua, 26 Pomarine Skuas, a Puffin, nine Black-throated Divers and a Great Northern Diver along with 253 Brent Geese, 13 Velvet Scoters, 72 Whimbrel, 102 Bar-tailed Godwits, 67 Knot, 52 Sanderlings, 41 Dunlin, 38 Little Terns, ten Black Terns, 43 Little Gulls, seven Mediterranean Gulls, 25 Arctic Skuas, two Great Skuas and two Manx Shearwaters. It remains very quiet on the land although the first Whinchat of the year and two Redstarts were seen.
Four Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore, five Brown Hares were seen in the Desert and a Badger was seen in the grounds of the power station.
Another example of the rare beetle Hister quadrimaculata was found near the Observatory and the first Small Heath butterfly and Four-spotted Chaser of the year were seen.
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