Saturday, 11th April 2015

A day of strong onshore winds produced the best seawatch of the spring so far. Birds were on the move as soon as the rain stopped at 7am; Manx Shearwater, Arctic Skua and Common Tern were all new for the year.

Offshore

1 Shelduck east, 95 Common Scoters west, 4 Red-breasted mergansers east, 27 Red-throated Divers east, 6 Fulmars east, 1 Manx Shearwater east, 127 Gannets east, 3,000 Knot west, 2 Arctic Skuas east, 45 Kittiwakes east, 7 Little Gulls east, 7 Sandwich Terns east, 1 Common Tern east, 1 Guillemot east, 8 Razorbills east & 1 on sea and 14 Auk sp. east.

 

 Gannets

 

 Razorbill

Visible Migration

4 Swallows north and 4 Meadow Pipits north.

Grounded migrants

12 Swallows, 3 House Martins, 5 Willow Warblers, 23 Wheatears and 4 White Wagtails.

 

 House Martin

Others 

2 Whooper Swans, 1 Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 26 Ringed Plovers, 1,000 Knot, 60 Sanderlings, 55 Dunlins, 155 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Spotted Redshank and 120 Turnstones.

Ringing

2 Willow Warblers.

 

 Willow Warbler