Wednesday, 29th August 2012

South-easterly winds and overnight rain dropped a few migrants in, with the Autumn's first Goldcrests being recorded. Heavy rain showers in the morning made looking for migrants hard work, but by the afternoon the peninsular was basking in warm sunshine with more large raptors moving through.

Offshore
1 Fulmar west, 14 Gannet west, 9 Common Scoter west, 1 Great Skua east, 1 Arctic Skua west, 21 Sandwich Tern west and 2 Common Tern west.

Visible Migration 
1 juv. Marsh harrier and 1 juv. Buzzard high SE mid afternoon and 26 Swallow south.
 
 Marsh Harrier

Grounded Migrants 
9 Wheatear, 8 Robin, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and  4 Goldcrests.

Others
215 Lapwing, 163 Ringed Plover, 16 Sanderling, 4 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 200 Turnstone, 1 3rd summer Yellow-legged Gull and 4 Med. Gulls.

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