Saturday, 4th May 2013

Today`s highlights were a Black-throated Diver offshore and the spring's first Spotted Flycatcher.

Offshore
621 Common Scoters west, 1 Red-breasted Merganser east, 4 Red-throated Divers east and 4 west, 1 Black-throated Diver west at 07:45, 11 Manx Shearwaters west, 73 Gannets west, 1 Great Crested Grebe west, 59 Grey Plovers west, 48 Bar-tailed Godwits west, 1 Arctic Skua east, 3 Kittiwakes including a 2CY on the beach, 34 Sandwich Terns west, 30 Arctic Terns, 3 Guillemots west & 3 on the sea, 7 Razorbills west and 7 Auk sp. west.
 
 Sandwich Terns

Gannets

Kittiwake

Visible Migration
11 Swallows north and 2 Goldfinch west.

Grounded Migrants
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warblers, 1 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroats, 5 Sedge Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 4 Wheatears.

Others
1 Peregrine, 65 Ringed Plovers, 100 Sanderlings, 923 Dunlins, 9 Black-tailed Godwits and 4 Whimbrels.

Ringing 
1 Chiffchaff and 2 Sedge Warblers.

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