Friday, 4th May 2012

Offshore
12 Red-throated Divers east, 5 Manx Shearwaters, 8 Gannets, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 83 Arctic Terns east, Kittiwake, 5 Razorbill and sum. plum. Black-throated Diver on sea at 0735.

Evening seawatch included 18 Arctic Terns east, 2 Razorbill, 2 dark morph Arctic Skuas east, 62 Sandwich Terns, Whimbrel east, 2 Swift northeast and a female Merlin east.

Visible Migration
Yellow Wagtail, 23 Redpoll, 58 Goldfinch, 3 Alba Wags, 9 Tree Pipits, 2 Barnacle Geese east, 64 Swallows, Whimbrel east, 12 Linnets, 3 Siskins, Swift and female Merlin in-off.

Grounded Migrants
19 Whitethroats, 8 Wheatear, 10 Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, Spotted Flycatcher (1st for spring), 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 5 Sedge Warblers and 2 Grasshopper Warblers.     

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