20th July 2014

A light northerly wind and warm sunny conditions resulted in a quiet seawatch, with five Shelduck flying south the most noteworthy record. Overnight, a single Storm Petrel was trapped and ringed at South Landing.

Thornwick Pool attracted a juvenile Wood Sandpiper, four Green Sandpipers, two Common Sandpipers, three Dunlin, a Knot and a Grey Wagtail. A Greenshank overflew the Pool, whilst three Whimbrel did the same; a further three Whimbrel were at South Landing.

A Red-veined Darter was on a small pond at Stylerfield, just east of the village

Storm Petrel, South Landing, by Lee Johnson
Storm Petrel, South Landing, by Lee Johnson
Wood Sandpiper Thornwick Pool, by John Beaumont
Wood Sandpiper, Thornwick Pool, by John Beaumont