Wednesday, 23rd April 2014

Another wave of new migrants arrived today including a vocal Cuckoo, which is a rare sight/sound here now, the first Garden Warbler, another Redstart and more Willow Warblers and Wheatears. Offshore highlights were the first Little and Black Terns.

Offshore

42 Common Scoters east, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 6 Red-throated Divers east, 3 Manx Shearwaters west, 13 Gannets west, 1 Arctic Skua east, 3 Kittiwakes west, 2 Little Terns east, 2 Black Terns east, 13 Sandwich Terns east, 44 Arctic Terns, 7 Guillemots, 15 Razorbills and 3 Auk sp. west.

Further observation during the evening produced 120 Common Scoters east, 1 Red-breasted Merganser east, 1 Red-throated Diver east, 2 Gannets west, 2 Arctic Skuas east and 31 Sandwich Terns east.

Visible Migration

63 Pink-footed Geese north, 11 Whimbrel east, 3 Woodpigeons east, 7 Carrion Crows east, 6 Sand Martins north-east, 61 Swallows north-east, 6 Yellow Wagtails east, 26 Alba Wagtails north-east, 13 Tree Pipits north-east, 37 Meadow Pipits north-east, 1 Chaffinch east, 29 Goldfinch east, 2 Siskins east, 26 Linnets east and 6 Redpolls east.

Grounded Migrants

2 Whimbrels, 3 Common Sandpipers, 1 Cuckoo - a male in full voice, 1 Chiffchaff, 30 Willow Warblers, 5 Blackcaps, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 3 Whitethroats, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 72 Wheatears, 2 Yellow Wagtails and 3 White Wagtails.

 

 Yellow Wagtails

Others 

37 Ringed Plovers, 45 Sanderlings, 260 Dunlins and 1 Yellow-legged Gull.

 

 Dunlin

Ringing:

1 Lesser Whitethroat.

 

 Lesser Whitethroat