I joined the Seawatch at around 6.15am and even the sea passage had fizzled out with just a few Brents, Common Scoters and Sandwich Terns. My migrant list HERE. 5 Little Gulls went past after I left and there was some Mipits too but overall certainly much quieter than the previous two days.
I then went over to North Wall and Pagham Spit to look for drift migrants. All I managed was a single Sand Martin (my first for the year). Highlights list HERE included a couple of Spotted Redshanks, Greenshank and a pale-bellied Brent Goose. There was a Wheatear, Black Red and 2 Swallow around North Wall which I managed to miss.
Even the moth trap was dissappointing with a reduced catch. I did put out the noc-mig recorder last night so my last hope for the day is if there was anything interesting going over last night as the cloud moved in. Will have a trawl through that when I get a chance.
The weather continues to look interesting for drift migration tomorrow too (seems to break down a bit on Sunday)- it would probably help if the wind speed reduced a bit for round here and also a bit more southerly in it. Sue is staying this weekend so hopefully will get a chance to sneak out.
Sand Martin- year tick
The light passage of Sandwich Terns was nice to see
Summer and winter Red-throated Divers- a few were moving this morning
Shags made a reappearance off the Bill after dissappearing over the last few days
Spotshank
Greenshank
Pale-bellied Brent in with the last of the Dark-bellieds
Male Kestrel
A nice plumed up Little Egret in the Paddocks
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