Nothing much to report other than two Grey Herons over the Point. Butterflies remain in short supply but six Brown Argus were of interest.  ..read more

The morning seawatch produced 22 Mediterranean Gulls but it was otherwise quiet on both land and sea. Three Porpoises and a Grey Seal were seen offshore.   Elsewhere, a couple of White Storks flew over the RSPB Reserve and away to the NW ..read more

A two-hour seawatch this morning produced five Tufted Ducks, 105 Common Scoters, 11 Sanderling, 60 Mediterranean Gulls and an Arctic Skua flew east whilst a Black Tern spent a few minutes over the Patch. Four Porpoise and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore and a Badger was seen in the evening ..read more

A surprisingly good seawatch this morning with 5.25hrs of coverage producing 11 Shoveler, two Tufted Duck, 348 Common Scoters, eight Grey Plovers, two Whimbrel, 90 Sanderlings, 291 Kittiwakes, 12 Mediterranean Gulls, an adult hybrid Mediterranean x Black-headed Gull, 44 Sandwich Terns, 248 Common Terns, 42 Arctic Terns, a Great Northern Diver and a Manx Shearwater. It remains very quiet on the land. Six Porpoise and four Grey Seals were feeding offshore. Three Brown Argus were also seen ..read more

And so it goes on and on and on with a near-gale, cold NE wind for most of the day. Seawatching produced just six Grey Plovers, a Little Ringed Plover, five Sanderlings, 44 Kittiwakes, four Mediterranean Gulls, 62 Common Terns, a flock of five Black Terns and nine Swifts. Two Porpoises and three Grey Seals were feeding offshore ..read more

When will this wind drop?. It is making observations on the land very difficult but there was a trickle of birds on the sea. Over 3.5hrs of watching produced nine Grey Plovers, seven Sanderlings, 11 Mediterranean Gulls and a Manx Shearwater of note. Two Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore ..read more

A reasonably calm morning for a change but wind increasing rapidly to near-gale by the evening. Seawatching remains surprisingly productive with nearly five hours of coverage bringing 110 Common Scoters, ten Mediterranean Gulls, 406 Common/ic Terns, 17 Arctic Terns, an Arctic Skua and a Black-throated Diver of note. Two Buzzards flew over the Observatory. Six Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore. Insects also remain fairly sparse but two Grizzled Skippers and two Brown Argus were of note as was this Ornate Brigadier - a fairly scarce soldierfly. Ornate Brigadier Odontomyia o ..read more

The strong NE winds continue and limit most of the observations to the sea. Todays minor highlights were 13 Shovelers, eight Knot, nine Sanderling, 16 Mediterranean Gulls and 92 Common Terns. Six Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore. Butterflies remain in short supply but two Brown Argus were seen ..read more

Another day of strong, cold NE winds. A seawatch this morning produced a Little Ringed Plover, 18 Mediterranean Gulls, eight Black Terns and an Arctic Skua of note. There was little sign of any movement on the land. Six Porpoises and three Grey Seals were feeding offshore. Butterflies were restricted to spots sheltered from the wind with a Grizzled Skipper and four Brown Argus of note. Five Variable Damselflies were also seen ..read more

 Unbelievably quiet with just a Cuckoo at the Long Pits of note ..read more