Tuesday, 28th August 2012

A decent seawatch producing the first Little Gulls and Black Tern of the Autumn, plus another Osprey coming in off the sea.

Offshore
2 Fulmar west, 11 Manx Shearwater west, 58 Gannet west, 1 Shelduck west, 35 Common Scoter west, 2 Red-throated Diver west, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Great Skua west  1 Arctic Skua west, 2 Kittiwake west, 2 Little Gull west, 20 Sandwich Tern west, 3 Common Tern west, 1 juv. Black Tern west and 1 Guillemot west.

A further sea watch in the evening produced 3 Manx Shearwater west, 7 Gannet west, 1 Arctic Skua west, 7 Sandwich Tern west and 400 Common Scoter -distant flock disturbed by boat.
 
 Great Crested Grebe

Visible Migration
1 Osprey came low in off at 07:23, gained height and flew south.1 Sand Martin south and 8 Swallow south.

Grounded Migrants 
14 Wheatears.

Others 
230 Lapwing, 107 Ringed Plover, 43 Sanderling, 4 Dunlin, 600 Redshank, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 125 Turnstone, 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull and 7 Med. Gulls - 4 adults, 1 2cy and 2 juvs.

Ringing 
1 Reed Warbler and 1 Wren.

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