A quite decent little flurry of common migrants again today with a dispersing
Treecreeper topping things off at the Bill, where 40
Willow Warblers, 10
Sedge Warblers, 2 each of
Wheatear,
Grasshopper Warbler and
Blackcap, and singles of
Yellow Wagtail,
Garden Warbler and
Lesser Whitethroat were logged on the land and 7
Manx Shearwaters, 4
Common Scoter, a
Balearic Shearwater and a
Curlew passed by on the sea. Ferrybridge chipped in with 143
Mediterranean Gulls, 10
Dunlin, 4
Sanderling and a
Common Sandpiper.
A clearer, breezier night saw immigrant moth numbers drop away; 2 more
Scarce Oak Knot-horns were the best of the catch at the Obs.
July's a good month for Treecreepers at Portland; most records - like today's - relate to dispersing juveniles © Martin Cade:
Sanderlings and Sandwich Terns at Ferrybridge this morning © Pete Saunders:
