The first Spotted Flycatcher of the year was in the Entrance Bushes but other migrants were limited with single Sand Martin, Wheatear and Yellow Wagtail overhead. The site was however busy with breeding activity included the first fledged brood of Stonechat.
Offshore two Little Tern flew into the bay, with 52 Kittiwake, 11 Great Northern Diver, five Common Scoter and two Sandwich Tern during an hour seawatch, with seven Eider (two adult ♂ (new birds), two imm ♂, three ♀) and two summer plumaged Grey Plover on Pole Sands.
In the estuary a ♂ Shoveler on Bull Hill and a Black-tailed Godwit were new in and wader counts included 64 Whimbrel, 33 Sanderling, 22 Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin and a Greenshank.
Year list addition:
147. Spotted Flycatcher
Other Wildlife: The year's first Hairy Dragonfly was on the Golf Course with five butterfly species including the next brood of Speckled Wood.
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