Thursday, 2nd May 2013

Offshore

4 pale-bellied Brent Geese east, 4 Shelducks east, 147 Common Scoters east, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers east, 17 Red-throated Divers east, 2 Gannets east, 24 Sandwich Terns, 40 Arctic Terns east and 2 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration

170 Pink-footed Geese north, 2 Whimbrels east, 6 Sand Martins north, 38 Swallows north, 4 Yellow Wagtails east, 8 Alba Wagtails north, 9 Tree Pipits north, 22 Meadow Pipits north, 13 Goldfinch east, 17 Siskins east, 8 Linnets east, a Reed Bunting and 130 Lesser Redpolls east.

 

 Lesser Redpoll

Grounded Migrants 

4 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Lesser Whitethroats, 8 Whitethroats, 6 Sedge Warblers, 2 Whinchats, 16 Wheatears and 2 White Wagtails.

Others

1 Buzzard, 68 Ringed Plovers, 120 Sanderlings, 600 Dunlins, 22 Black-tailed Godwits, 5 Whimbrels, 140 Redshanks and 120 Turnstones.

Ringing

A Wren, a Robin, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Whitethroats, 5 Sedge Warblers, 1 Blackbird, 2 Greenfinches, a Goldfinch and 38 Lesser Redpolls.

 

 Willow Warbler