World Migration Day was largely happening elsewhere with a single Wheatear, flying through with a small passage of 25 Swallow, 10 Swift and two House Martin, the most notable migrant.
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| Oystercatcher - Lee Collins |
Elsewhere 12 Dunlin, nine Ringed and a Grey Plover, six Bar-tailed Godwit, six Sanderling and a Greenshank were in the estuary with two Sandwich Tern, an Eider and a Great Northern Diver offshore.
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| Dunlin - Lee Collins |
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| Stonechat - Dave Jewell |
Other Wildlife: The summer conditions encouraged continued emergences including the first two Broad-bodied Chaser of the year, as well as the first multiple sightings of Common Blue, Cinnabar and Swollen-thighed Flower Beetle Oedemera nobilis.
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| Common Blue - Kevin Rylands |
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| Red Admiral - Kevin Rylands |
Three Common and two Sand Lizard were also seen with three Common Dolphin offshore.
The highlight was the rediscovery of Lupin Weevil Charagmus (Sitona) gressorius on Warren Point. This species was discovered new to Britain here in 2012 feeding on the invasive Tree Lupin but was soon lost and the is the first Warren and UK record in over 10 years.
Two other notable weevils were recorded, both along the strandline, the Sea Beet Weevil Lixus scabricollis and, feeding on driftwood, Pselactus spadix.
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