Tuesday, 29th May 2012

Offshore
35 Gannet west, 13 Manx Shearwater west, 1 Fulmar east, 7 Kittiwake east, 54 Common Scoter, 5 Sandwich Tern west, 2 Common Tern east, 2 Guillemot, 2 Razorbill and 6 Auk sp.
 
Visible Migration
2 House Martin NE and 15 Swallows NE.
 
Others 
114 Sanderling, 3 Turnstone, 17 Dunlin, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Ringed Plover and 2 Little-ringed Plovers.
 
 Little Ringed Plover

The obs isn't just about migration; breeding birds are monitored.too The 
nest above is of a Ringed Plover, with probably 1 or 2 more eggs to be layed.

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