MAY 1st
NW winds lingered on into today. Robert had a Lesser Whitethroat singing at Mannez this morning and a Cuckoo at Fort Albert and 3 Swifts. 4 Whimbrel commuted between Longis beach and Longis Common and another was reported from Clonque Beach.
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