Tuesday, 3rd September 2013

The wind eased down during the morning, the sun came out and it became warm and humid during the afternoon. This kick started a movement of Swallows and a total of 2,141 moved south between 12:30 -16:00. Also an Osprey came in off the sea.

 

Offshore 

32 Shelducks east, 44 Common Scoters west, 4 Gannets west, 1 Great Crested Grebe west, 2 Kittiwakes west, 250 Sandwich Terns and 2 Common Terns.

 

Visible Migration 

1 Osprey 'in-off' mid afternoon, 1 Swift south, 6 Sand Martins south, 2,141 Swallows south, 57 House Martins south, 3 Meadow Pipits south, 3 Grey Wagtails south and 4 Alba Wagtails south.

 

 Swallow

 

Grounded Migrants:

1 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroats and 2 Wheatears.

 

Others

1 Mandarin, 62 Ringed Plovers, 78 Sanderlings, 36 Dunlins, 10 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshanks, 250 Turnstones and 1 Med. Gull.

 

 Kestrel - one of a brood of five chicks ringed at a local school in June of

this year