Two
Wheatears found this afternoon were the first spring migrants to arrive and the 12th
seems to
be the average arrival date for Wheatears here in recent years.
Offshore
20 Whooper Swans, 4 Shelducks east & 10 south, 25 Common Scoters east, 9 Red-breasted Mergansers, male Long-tailed Duck, 3 Red-throated
Divers east and 1 Great Crested Grebe.
Visible
Migration
11 Whooper Swans north-east, 92 Pink-footed Geese north, 71 Woodpigeons east, 2
Jackdaws north-east, 5 Carrion Crows north-east, 1 Raven north, 2 Rooks east, 2 Grey Wagtails
north-east, 14 Alba Wagtails north-east, 43 Meadow Pipits north-east, 3 Goldfinch
east, 4 Siskins east, 11
Linnets east and 1 Reed Bunting east.
Grounded
Migrants
1 Goldcrest and 2 Wheatears.
Wheatear
Others
75 Grey Plovers, 800 Knots, 120 Sanderlings, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 140 Turnstones, 1 Stonechat and 1
Chiffchaff.
Ringing:
1 Meadow Pipit and 3 Linnets.
Linnet
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