24th May 2026

Another warm, sunny day, with a high of 18 degrees C and light winds. Five drake Eider were off the South Cliffs, while a Hobby flew west there and then overflew Mid Dykes. There were fewer passerine migrants in evidence, with three Spotted Flycatchers remaining, although four ‘migrant’ Reed Warblers on the outer head represented an increase.

Morther Shipton moth, Thornwick, by Andrew Allport