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2nd Sep

A Wryneck was seen at the Long Pits again amid another decent arrival of common migrants including a Short-eared Owl, a Hobby,  45 Willow Warblers, 15 Chiffchaffs, four Sedge Warblers, two Grasshopper Warblers, 55 Blackcaps, three Garden Warblers, 55 Lesser Whitethroats, 120 Whitethroats, three Spotted Flycatchers, two Pied Flycatchers, three Redstarts, four Whinchats and ten Wheatears.  A Dotterel flew over the area during the morning along with a Golden Plover, two Snipe and four Greenshanks, 945 Swallows, 150 House Martins, 55 Yellow Wagtails, four Grey Wagtails and three Tree Pipits.

Seawatching was fairly slow but a Black Tern, two Great Skuas and six Arctic Skuas passed offshore and a juvenile Caspian Gull at the fishing boats were noteworthy.

Four Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.

The moth traps produced 14 Small Mottled Willows, three Palpita vitrealis and a Vestal (with a further four seen in the field). Three Clouded Yellows were also seen.

The White-winged Black Tern was still showing well on Burrowes Pit, RSPB.