The tranquil weather lingered into today, occasional showers
made for a wet census, but a good variety of species were still recorded.
Out to sea the highlighted constituted of 23 Manx
Shearwaters and four Common Scoters. A small
selection of Raptors culminated to a Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard, a Merlin and three
Peregrines. Waders saw a boost in numbers today with a good variety recorded, a
Knot was still present, 23 Purple Sandpipers were new in, as were a Dunlin, 26
Snipes, a Whimbrel, six Curlews, 11 Redshanks and 15 Turnstones. Inland, Meadow
Pipit numbers continued to rise with 110 seen today, five Stonechats were also
new arrivals. Scrutiny of the bushes produced four Chiffchaffs, two Willow
Warblers and eight Goldcrests.
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