-- Reminds me of the Coot we saw sitting on the end of a raft of Manx Shearwaters, 2 km southwest of Grassholm on the 21st August 2002.
14 Redshank opposite the Quay today was good, and c15 Teal with 50+ Mallard shows the ducks are returning.
Swallow numbers roosting are well down this year, often not reaching more than 100 per night.
Sedge Warbler passage is poor too, this supports several other reporting sites (eg Mark Grantham in Cornwall) and surely the increased percentage of adults indicates a poor breeding season...
(Rich D and Wendy J)