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10th Sep

A Wryneck in the Desert was probably a new arrival along with 16 Willow Warbler, 35 Chiffchaffs, a Sedge Warbler, four Reed Warblers, 60 Blackcaps, a Garden Warbler, 11 Lesser Whitethroats, 16 Whitethroats and two Spotted FlycatchersPassage overhead included six Swifts, a Spotted Redshank, a Grey Heron, a Little Egret, five Marsh Harriers, 100 Sand Martins, 1660 Swallows, 119 House Martins, 15 Yellow Wagtails, five Grey Wagtails, 40 Meadow Pipits and a Tree Pipit.

Seawatching produced a Grey Phalarope in the evening of note and during the rest of the day seven Knot, 115 Kittiwakes, five Little Gulls, a Mediterranean Gull, 617 Sandwich Terns, three Little Terns, 161 Common Terns, five Black Terns, a Great Skua and 19 Arctic Skuas passed through.

Five Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

The moth traps produced a Palpita vitrealis and a Small Mottled Willow and five Hummingbird Hawkmoths, five Clouded Yellows and 20 Painted Ladies were seen during the day.

The Red-necked Phalarope was still on Burrowes Pit, RSPB Reserve.