6th August 2018

The weather consisted of very light south-westerly winds, occasional sunny intervals and temperatures reaching 24 degrees C. During the seawatch, a Tufted Duck, 22 Oystercatchers, three Sanderling, 12 Dunlin, 12 Redshank and 28 Common Terns flew south, whilst four Eider, six Manx Shearwaters and 35 Sandwich Terns moved north.

A juvenile Marsh Harrier overflew in the Golf Course early morning, 17 Dunlin frequented Stainforth’s Flash and an additional 21 Thornwick Pools. Migrant passerines included a Pied Flycatcher at Old Fall, a Whinchat near Beacon Hill and 100 Swallows roosting at Thornwick Pools. A minimum of four White-letter Hairstreaks remained at South Dykes, whilst a Brown Argus was also located at South Dykes.

Grey Heron, Thornwick Pools, by Mike Smith
Brown Argus, South Dykes, by Les Day