A late wave

It was a southeast wind with frontal conditions and some rain this morning and looked perfect for migration at the Bill. My list HERE with highlights including a passage of Arctic and Common Terns, a few Kittiwakes moving, a light and dark phase Arctic Skua and a few Sanderlings and Common Scoters moving. A Shoveler was a late migrant. Full log from the full team HERE- they also had Great White Egret, Little Gulls and few more waders and terns.

News started coming in of a regional small influx of Temminck's Stints so I then went off to check Ferry but only a Common Sandpiper there with an influx of Avocet to 24 birds now. Seemed like Blackwits have settled at around 60 now. No sign of the Wood Sand or the Greenshanks this morning.

After getting some work done I then did Snowhill Marsh again hoping for Temminck's but again it was shockingly quiet but there were 3 Avocets (no sign of any recently), a couple of Barwits, the only Lapwing on the Peninsula! and the 2 retired Brents HERE.

It was cool again last night for the moth trap but a Cocksfoot Moth (in the Ni-lure) was a new for garden (now on 640) and NFYs were Large Yellow Underwing, Blood Vein and Mottled Rustic, now on 116 for the year. Migrants (and possible migrants) included 3 Silver-Y, 1 Rush Veneer, 1 White Point, 2 Turnips and 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character.

Arctic and Common Terns (above and below). I made it 35 Arctics and 56 Common Terns today but the official log had 80 Common, 38 Arctics and 24 'Commics'. 

Dark phase Arctic Skua

Common Scoters moving still 

Avocet at Snowhill

Cocksfoot Moth