Two Mistle Thrushes were flying around the Point this morning. A couple of seawatching sessions produced eight Mediterranean Gulls and two Arctic Skuas of interest.
Two Porpoises were feeding offshore.
Another very early butterfly was seen again in the form of a Marbled White. There were also hundreds of Small Skippers.
Two Crossbills flew over the trapping area this morning along with 12 Swifts and a Song Thrush and an evening seawatch produced a Mediterranean Gull, two Arctic Skuas, eight Manx Shearwaters and a Balearic Shearwater.
Two Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.
A very early Gatekeeper butterfly was seen in the Moat and 21 Variable Damselflies were seen at the Long Pits.
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Seawatching again dominated proceedings with over eight hours of coverage producing 63 Sandwich Terns, nine Mediterranean Gulls, two Arctic Skuas and an excellent total of 27 Manx Shearwaters.
Two Porpoises and two Grey Seals were seen offshore.
Another breezy day but much quieter offshore with just two Arctic Skuas, three Mediterranean Gulls and a Manx Shearwater of interest. The most unusual record of the day was a White-fronted Goose which flew over the Long Pits with six Greylag Geese.
Four Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
A Norfolk Hawker was seen at the Long Pits.
With fresh westerly winds and drizzle for much of the day most of the interest was offshore. Nearly nine hours of seawatching produced a very early Balearic Shearwater and 37 Manx Shearwaters along with 79 Common Scoters, 94 Sandwich Terns, 18 Mediterranean Gulls, five Arctic Skuas, seven Fulmars and 220 Gannets.
Two Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
A Mediterranean Stick-insect was still showing in the Observatory garden.
A quiet day again. Seawatching produced just 11 Mediterranean Gulls of interest. Very little to be seen on the land.
A fresh Grizzled Skipper was seen and a Rest Harrow was seen at the Long Pits.
Five Norfolk Hawkers were seen.
Very quiet on the land. As the wind increased throughout the day and rain arrived there was a notable increase in passage offshore with 56 Common Scoters, a female Long-tailed Duck, 40 Mediterranean Gulls, ten Arctic Skuas and 19 Manx Shearwaters of note. Swifts were moving out to sea through the day with a final total of 315 birds seen.
Three Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
Two Hummingbird Hawk-moths were also seen
A Mediterranean Gull was seen offshore. and three Buzzards, a Hobby and a Corn Bunting were seen on the land.
A Striped Hawk-moth was the obvious highlight from the moth traps while two Norfolk Hawkers and two Red-veined Darters were also seen.