I did Ferry, the Tramway and Mill Lane before family matters this morning and then I sneaked out again in the evening for another couple of hours and the Church Norton circuit. 89 species of nearly 2000 individuals was a pretty good stab at the sort of numbers around HERE with highlights including a newly arrived singing male Blackcap in the discovery area, an uptick in Chiffchaff with about 10 singing birds around there too, a light northward passage of Mipits, 2 Ruff still on Ferry, a flock of 60 Dunlin flying around Ferry (presumably migrants as they looked lost and Dunlins don't usually get on there), a Spotted Redshank in Ferry Channel , a flock of 15 Barwits in the harbour, four Slavonian Grebes were off Church Norton in the evening and 2 Coal Tit on Mill Lane.
This evening there was a lot of activity around the tern islands at Church Norton with six Sandwich Terns, about 300 Black-headed Gulls and 40 Med Gulls all calling and displaying and seemingly setting up territories already.
Elsewhere on the Peninsula today there was Short-eared Owl at the Bill and LRP at Medmerry so things trickling in nicely.
Dunlins flying around Ferry field. No large counts in the harbour today and these seemingly migrant birds suggests birds are moving out.
Spotted Redshank- actually is Spotted as it moults into summer plumage.
Shoveler and Wigeon numbers are still holding up but only one Brent Goose today, a few Teals and very small numbers of Pintails.
Summer scenes around the Tern Island
Barwits- the biggest numbers I've seen this year in the harbour
Great Crested Grebe on Long Pool
Noctule flying around during the day along the Tramway
Despite the cold nights (getting down to 4 C) the first part of the nights are quite mild. NFYs recently include Blossom Underwing (above) and March Moth.
A bit more Clouded Drab variation
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