Wednesday, 24th April 2013

There was a small fall of Willow Warbler around the Obs today but very few other migrant species were involved.

Offshore 
1 Teal east, 123 Common Scoters west, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 8 Red-throated Divers east & 1 on the sea, 60 Manx Shearwaters, 9 Gannets, 16 Black-tailed Godwits west, 1 Great Skua west, 6 Kittiwakes west, 55 Little Gulls, 14 Sandwich Terns west, 2 Common Terns east, 9 Arctic Terns east, 4 Razorbills west and 24 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration
197 Pink-footed Geese north, 24 Whimbrels east, 5 Swallows north, 1 Wheatear in off, 1 Yellow Wagtail east, 16 Alba Wagtails north, 7 Tree Pipits north, 101 Meadow Pipits north, 178 Goldfinch east, 6 Siskins east, 25 Linnets east and 4 Redpolls east.

Grounded Migrants 
2 Common Sandpipers, 3 Goldcrests, 60 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warblers and 13 Wheatears.

Others 
120 Ringed Plovers, 6 Grey Plovers, 170 Sanderlings, 800 Dunlins and 300 Turnstones.
 
 Dunins and Sanderlings

Ringing
6 Willow Warblers and 1 Reed Warbler.

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