A day out west with Paul was generally quiet. A Great egret at the Gann around 10am, initially on the back of the pools before flying up the marsh and dropping out of sight in one of the creeks. The Little egrets, a few gulls and cormorants were fishing very actively up the river, lots of chases and deep wading. A Skokholm ringed Herring gull W:958 above the footbridge. Handful of waders, 20 Dunlin, 10 Ringed plover, 25 Redshank, 10 Greenshank and a Common sandpiper. Yesterday afternoon a young peregrine chased a Kingfisher up the river, the kingfisher only narrowly escaped by repeatedly ducking into the water.
Dale airfield: 3 Whinchat and a Merlin best here. Yesterday there were 5 Whinchat. Flock of 25 Chough. Common darter today. Ruddy darter and Migrant hawkers yesterday.
Marloes mere: Spotted flycatcher out from the Britton hide. A juvenile Bullfinch in the same willows was unusual for here. Lots of Silver-Y moths, a first Painted lady for a while, lots of Green-veined, small and Large whites in recent days. Plenty of dragonflies inc Migrant hawker, Common darter and Emperors.