A good migration day with the first Arctic Skua and Sandwich Tern
of the year recorded offshore.There was a good count of Meadow
Pipits moving north and the first White Wagtail of the spring was
seen.
Offshore
53 Common Scoters west, 18 Red-breasted Mergansers, 21 Red-throated Divers east, 31 Gannets west, 3 Great Crested Grebes east, 1 Arctic Skua east, 69 Kittiwakes east, 3 Little Gulls east,
1 Sandwich Tern east and 2 Guillemots east.
Visible Migration
1 Kestrel north, 1 Buzzard north-east, 7 Curlews northeast, 6 Wood
Pigeons east, 7 Collared Doves east, 4 Magpies east, 23 Carrion Crows
north-east, 2 Skylarks north, 2 Grey Wagtails north, 67 Alba Wagtails north,
1307 Meadow Pipits north, 4 Chaffinch east, 2 Greenfinches north, 18 Goldfinch east, 17
Siskins east, 17 Linnets east and 2 Reed Buntings east.
Grounded Migrants
8 Goldcrests, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechats, 3
Wheatears and 1 White Wagtail.
Wheatear
Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
Others
3 Shovelers, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 22 Ringed
Plovers, 38 Golden Plovers, 500 Knot, 65 Sanderlings, 2 Jack Snipes, 11 Snipe,
230 Black-tailed Godwits, 160 Turnstones, 6 Sand Martins and 3
Stonechats.
Ringing
1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 5 Meadow Pipits and 1 Greenfinch.
Meadow Pipit
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