The
main feature today was an arrival of Wigeon, with many moving west offshore and a
large flock of 500 on the marshes.
Offshore
222 Wigeons west, 12 Teal west, 9 Pintails west, 274 Common Scoters west, 1
Velvet Scoter
still present, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers west & 4 on the sea, 3 Red-throated
Divers west, 1
Gannet west, 2 Great Crested Grebes west, 1 Arctic Skua west, 1 Guillemot and 7
Auk sp.
west.
Visible
Migration
1 Buzzard south, 21 Lapwings west high offshore, 2 Skylarks east, 1
Starling 'in
off', 1 Redwing south-east, 1 Grey Wagtail south, 3 Alba Wagtails south, 7 Meadow
Pipits south/south-east, 3
Rock Pipits south, 23 Chaffinch east/south-east, 6 Greenfinch east/south-east, 6
Goldfinch east/south-east and 2 Reed Buntings east.
Grounded
Migrants
3 Goldcrests, 1 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackbirds, 2 Song Thrushes, 7
Redwings, 2
Wheatears, 1 Brambling and 1 Lesser Redpoll.
Wheatear and Stonechat
Brambling
Others
500 Wigeon, 130 Teal, 6 Pintails, 41 Ringed Plovers, 22 Golden Plovers, 126 Grey Plovers, 200
Knot, 280 Sanderlings, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 300 Dunlins, 23 Black-tailed
Godwits, 1
Spotted Redshank, 280 Turnstones, 2 Med. Gulls and 1 Barn Owl.
Ringing
1 Wren, 1 Chaffinch and 4 Greenfinches.
Chaffinch
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