A low-lying
cloud of fog made for an atmospheric and cool start to the day. By mid-afternoon
the sun had burnt it all off and the temperature rose dramatically. At least three
Cuckoos were on the island today,
perhaps a fourth, but the constant beration by the many breeding Meadow Pipits
made them a touch too mobile to be sure. A single Golden Plover drifted
over in the morning fog with its plaintive call eerily revealing its presence. Also
new in were two Starlings flying
north. The start of autumn passage?
Around
the island four Sedge Warblers, two Whitethroats, two Blackcaps,
four Chiffchaffs, one Willow Warbler, and one Spotted
Flycatcher were logged whilst the
most numerous migrants present continue to be Diamond-back Moths with a minimum of 6545 counted today.
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