Overcast first thing with a light northerly breeze but soon enough it was a fine, warm day; there was some evidence of early adult dispersal away from their breeding grounds with single Willow Warbler, Reed Warbler and Robin finding their way into the nets – slightly unusually starting to wander just as they were starting primary moult (not the Reed Warbler who will wait until it gets to Africa), you would think that they would just keep their heads down whilst moulting.
It was quieter offshore as birds just comprised 11 Common Terns, a Gannet, 6 Mediterranean Gulls and 5 Sandwich Terns whilst a Great-spotted Woodpecker also showed up briefly.
The day’s dubious highlight though was a Common Myna which flew south, landed on the mine station for a while before heading off high north again – classic passage migrant behaviour but it spoiled the effect an hour later by reappearing (one of the world’s most invasive species having conquered most of Australia and South Africa amongst others from its Asian homeland).
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