Friday, 26th April 2013

After yesterday`s fall it was a much quieter today but there was some good visible migration counts, including two flocks of Corvids crossing the bay which included a single Hooded Crow.

Offshore 

A Velvet Scoter south, 25 Common Scoters west, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers east, 8 Manx Shearwaters west, 8 Gannets west, 2 Arctic Skuas east, 4 Sandwich Terns east, 10 Arctic Terns east and 6 Auk sp. west.

The wind veered around to the west and picked up during the afternoon prompting another watch from 13:30-15:00.  1 Velvet Scoter east at 14:20, 4 Red-throated Divers east, 203 Manx Shearwaters west, 9 Gannets west, 10 Kittiwakes east, 18 Little Gulls west, 4 Little Terns east, 3 Arctic Terns east and 3 Guillemots west.

 

 Manx Shearwater

Visible Migration 

A Merlin north, 6 Woodpigeons east, 2 Jackdaws north, 5 Rooks north, 43 Carrion Crows north, 1 Hooded Crow north, 11 Sand Martins north, 138 Swallows north, 31 House Martins north, 21 Alba Wagtails north, 44 Meadow Pipits north, 2 Chaffinch east, 342 Goldfinch east, 5 Siskins east, 184 Linnets east, 10 Redpolls east and a Reed Bunting north.

Grounded Migrants

A Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Chiffchaffs, 21 Willow Warblers, 1 Blackcap, two Whitethroats, 6 Wheatears and 12 White Wagtails.

Others

A Peregrine, 114 Ringed Plovers, 230 Sanderlings, 1,000 Dunlins, 17 Black-tailed Godwits, 225 Turnstones and 40 Twite.

 

 Dunlin

Ringing

2 Chiffchaffs, 14 Willow Warblers and 1 Blackcap.