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Wednesday 6th August 2014

The southerly winds overnight picked up bringing with it heavy, showery rain from soon after dawn until mid-day at least, curtailing all activities except sea watching. A juvenile Marsh Harrier south started the ball rolling, followed by pulses of birds between showers which included waders heading south, along with 15 Common Tern, and 40 Common Scoter. The wader numbers included 12 Grey Plover, 9 Whimbrel, 24 Oyster Catcher, 7 Sanderling, 1 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank and 3 Turnstone. To round off
with there were also 2 Fulmar and a few Gannets .

Moth numbers were down with the best of the day being 1 Bordered Straw.

Only 1 Blue Tit was ringed today.