Friday, 23rd August 2013

An autumnal feel at dawn this morning with Robins ticking away along the coast, but it was Swallows again that were the feature of the day. With warm and humid conditions during the afternoon 531 birds moved south between 13:00 and 16:00. Yesterday`s Garganeys were still present this morning.
 
Offshore
45 Common Scoters west, 7 Eiders, 2 Gannets, 1 Great Crested Grebe west, 80 Sandwich Terns and 14 Common Terns.
 
Visible Migration
48 Swifts south, 6 Sand Martins south, 531 Swallows south, 37 House Martins south, 1 Wheatear in off the sea, 3 Tree Pipits south, 1 Yellow Wagtail south and 1 Grey Wagtail south.
 
 Swifts
 
Grounded Migrants:
8 Whitethroats, 3 Sedge Warblers, 5 Reed Warblers, 5 Robins and 5 Wheatears.
 
Others
2 Garganeys, 245 Ringed Plovers, 400 Lapwings, 87 Sanderlings, 100 Dunlins, 7 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshanks, 180 Turnstones and 1 Med. Gull.
 
Ringing
2 Sedge Warblers, 3 Reed Warblers, 1 Robin, 2 Goldfinch and 3 Reed Buntings.
 
 Robin

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