Tuesday, 6th September 2016

The highlight of the day was a group of seven Curlew Sandpipers, no surprise with the large numbers seen throughout the country this Autumn.

Offshore
4 Shelducks east, 17 Common Scoters west, 4 Gannets west, 2 Sandwich Terns west and 1 Guillemot east.

Visible Migration
2 Snipe south, 3 Sand Martins south, 243 Swallows south, 17 Grey Wagtails south, 7 Alba Wagtails south, 1 Tree Pipit south and 16 Meadow Pipits south.

Grounded Migrants
1 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcaps, 2 Whitethroats, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Robin and 4 Wheatears.

Others
2 Shovelers, 4 Pochards, 7 Little Egrets, 103 Ringed Plovers, 475 Lapwings, 1000 Knots, 80 Sanderlings, 7 Curlew Sandpipers, 70 Dunlins, 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 440 Redshanks, 106 Turnstones and 1 Med. Gull.
 
 Ringed Plover

Sanderling

Ringing
1 Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcaps, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackbirds, 1 Robin and 1 Goldfinch.

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