July 3rd. Mostly clear, with light generally westerly wind.
Birds around included 2 Barn Owls.
A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 15 new birds: 3 Chiffchaff, a Wren, a Blackcap, 3 Robin, a Linnet, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat and 2 Dunnock; and 4 retraps: 2 Whitethroat, a Dunnock and a Wren.
July 2nd. Cloudy, with occasional light rain, and slowly increasing northerly to north-easterly wind.
On Tennyson's Sands were 10 Spoonbill.
July 1st. Partially cloudy, with variable then north-easterly wind.
The main interest during an hour sea-watch early morning was a Northerly movement of 32 Mediterranean Gulls. A feeding flock had developed offshore at low tide again featuring 200 Herring Gulls and 200 Sandwich Terns. The Wheatear was still present. Around were two Barn Owls and a Marsh Harrier. On Tennyson's Sands were 100+ Avocet, 100+ Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 30 Redshank and 11 Spoonbill. 2 Hummingbird Hawk-moths were again around the buildings in Sykes Farm during the afternoon.
A morning ringing session in East Dunes produced new birds: 4 Wren, a Chiffchaff, a Blackcap, a Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Whitethroat; and retraps: 2 Wren, a Great Tit, a Dunnock and a Whitethroat.
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Hummingbird Hawk-moth, 30th June 2025. Photos - Mike Watts |
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Hummingbird Hawk-moth, 30th June 2025. Photos - Mike Watts |
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| Juvenile Wheatear, 1st July 2025. Photo - Kev Wilson |