Calm conditions saw another large arrival of migrants in the bushes with 330 Chiffchaffs and 135 Blackcaps along with two Reed Warblers, a Grasshopper Warbler, two Firecrests, four Song Thrushes, a Whinchat and four Wheatears. Birds passing overhead included a Greenshank, a Hobby, 12 Skylarks, a Sand Martin, 215 Swallows, 20 House Martins, two Grey Wagtails, 190 Meadow Pipits, two Rock Pipits, three Bramblings, three Siskins and 15 Reed Buntings. A Merlin and a Dartford Warbler were also seen but the surprise of the day was a Quail flushed in the Desert in the afternoon. A Little Gull and three Mediterranean Gulls were feeding offshore.
The moth traps continue to produce good moths with a Plumed Fan-foot along with a Gem, four Vestals, 29 Small Mottled Willows and a Scarce Bordered Straw. At least 15 Mediterranean Stick-insects were found around the Observatory garden and a Willow Emerald damselfly was seen at the Long Pits.