Tuesday, 1st April 2014

Overnight rain dropped some migrants in this morning including another Ring Ouzel and a Lapland Bunting. The visible migration was much slower due to the murky conditions but another Osprey flew north when the weather cleared.

Offshore 
1 Shelduck east, 7 Wigeons east, 101 Teal east, 22 Common Scoters west, 4 Goldeneyes east, 1 Goosander east, 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 8 Red-throated Divers east, 1 Great Crested Grebe east, 3 Little Gulls east and 1 Auk sp. east.

Visible Migration
29 Pink-footed Geese north, 1 Osprey north-north-east mid morning, 3 Curlews east, 17 Woodpigeons east, 4 Alba Wagtails north-east, 51 Meadow Pipits north-east, 1 Rock Pipit east, 22 Goldfinch east, 4 Siskins east and 1 Redpoll east.
 
 Osprey

Grounded Migrants 
8 Goldcrests, 10 Chiffchaffs, 3 Willow Warblers, 3 Blackcaps, 1 Ring Ouzel, 35 Blackbirds, 2 Song Thrushes, 3 Redwings, 20 Wheatears, 1 Tree Sparrow, 5 White Wagtails, 400 Meadow Pipits and 1 Lapland Bunting.
 
 Lapland Bunting

Others 
28 Ringed Plovers, 1,000 Knots, 160 Sanderlings, 1 Jack Snipe, 23 Snipe, 160 Black-tailed Godwits, 235 Turnstones and 1 Cetti's Warbler.
 
 Turnstones

Ringing
1 Chiffchaff.
 
 Chiffchaff

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