Today`s
highlights included the first Manx Shearwaters of the year and Velvet Scoter
offshore. Grounded migrants
consisted of a small arrival of Willow Warblers and Wheatears, plus another
Treecreeper.
Offshore
143 Common Scoters west, 1 Velvet Scoter west, 8 Red-breasted Mergansers, 11
Red-throated
Divers east, 2 Fulmars west, 3 Manx Shearwaters west, 8 Gannets west, 1 Arctic
Skua east, 25
Kittiwakes west, 9 Little Gulls, 4 Sandwich Terns east, 16 Arctic Terns east, 1
Razorbill east and 3
Auk sp. east.
Further observation in the evening produced 300 Common Scoters, 1 Red-throated Diver east, 4 Gannets west, 2 Arctic
Skuas east,
26 Sandwich Terns east, 4 Common Terns east and 2 Auk sp. east.
Visible
Migration
1 Merlin east, 43 Woodpigeons west, 4 Sand Martins west, 24
Swallows west, 8 House
Martins west, 5 Alba Wagtails north, 1 Tree Pipit north-east, 55 Meadow Pipits
north, 236 Goldfinch
west, 10 Siskins east, 5 Linnets east and 1 Redpoll east.
Swallow
Grounded
Migrants:
1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Goldcrests, 8 Sand Martins, 15 Swallows, 3
House Martins,
1 Chiffchaff, 25 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Treecreeper, 65 Wheatears, 1
Yellow Wagtail
and 2 White Wagtails.
Willow Warbler
Others
28 Ringed Plovers, 1,000 Knot, 62 Sanderlings, 55 Dunlins, 120 Black-tailed
Godwits and 1
Barn Owl.
Black-tailed Godwits
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