Tuesday, 7th May 2013

Offshore 

2 Shelducks east, 160 Common Scoters east, 6 Red-throated Divers east, 7 Manx Shearwaters east, 5 Gannets west, 3 Arctic Skuas east, 1 Little Tern east, 83 Sandwich Terns east, 2 Common Terns east, 96 Arctic Terns east, 4 Guillemots east and 2 Auk sp. east.

 

 Sandwich Terns

Visible Migration:

185 Pink-footed Geese north, 1 Marsh Harrier - cream crown north mid-afternoon, 15 Whimbrels east, 2 Curlews east, 2 Swifts north-east, 11 Sand Martins north, 234 Swallows north, 14 House Martins north, 2 Yellow Wagtails east, 2 Alba Wagtails north, 18 Tree Pipits north, 3 Meadow Pipits north, 20 Goldfinch east, 16 Linnets east, 87 Redpolls east and 1 Corn Bunting east.

Grounded Migrants 

3 Common Sandpipers, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Wood Warbler - singing male, 13 Willow Warblers, 3 Blackcaps, 3 Garden Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroats, 4 Sedge Warblers, 3 Whinchats and 15 Wheatears.

 

 Garden Warbler

Others 

38 Ringed Plovers, 82 Sanderlings, 375 Dunlins and 55 Turnstones.

Ringing 

3 Willow Warblers, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Whitethroats, 3 Sedge Warblers - including another control ,the second this week, 1 Blackbird and 6 Lesser Redpolls.

 

 Lesser Redpoll