Friday, 17th May 2013

Highlight`s today included another sighting of a Puffin offshore, a Marsh Harrier and a Common Redpoll was found.

Offshore
18 Shelducks east, 35 Common Scoters west, 8 Manx Shearwaters east, 2 Gannets west, 2 Kittiwakes east, 4 Little Terns east, 6 Sandwich Terns east, 5 Arctic Terns east, 1 Puffin - flew east into the bay and landed on the sea off the point at 07:00, 1 Guillemot east and 4 Auk sp. east.

Further observation in the evening produced 13 Common Scoters east, 3 Manx Shearwaters west, 5 Gannets west, 2 Arctic Skuas harassing Terns, 35 Sandwich Terns, 2 Guillemots east, 2 Razorbills east and 3 Auk sp. east.
 Sandwich Terns

Visible Migration:
75 Pink-footed Geese east, 1 Marsh Harrier- cream crown picked up in the mouth of the bay coming in off, made land fall at the south end of the golf course and went east over the peninsular, 1Whimbrel east, 1 Sand Martin north-east, 215 Swallows north-east, 19 House Martins north-east, 1 Tree Pipits north-east and 11 Redpolls east.

Grounded Migrants 
3 Whimbrels, 3 Sedge Warblers, 2 Wheatears, 1 Common Redpoll and 4 Lesser Redpolls.
 Redpolls

Others
1 Little Egret, 26 Ringed Plovers, 1 Grey Plover, 180 Sanderlings and 75 Dunlins.

Ringing 
3 Sedge Warblers.

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