Monday, 18th April 2016

Offshore 

4 Shelducks west, 111 Common Scoters west, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers east, 6 Red-throated Divers east, 1 2CY Great Northern Diver west, 2 Fulmars west, 156 Gannets west, 1 Great Skua east, 4 Arctic Skuas east, 3 Little Gulls west, 2 Sandwich Terns east and 2 Auk sp. west.

Further observation during the evening produced 17 Common Scoters east, 4 Red-throated Divers east,

2 Manx Shearwaters west, 9 Gannets west, 1 Arctic Skua east and 11 Sandwich Terns east.

 

 Gannets

 

 Red-breasted Merganser

Visible Migration:

4 Swallows north and 13 Goldfinch west.

Grounded Migrants 

9 Sand Martins, 50 Swallows, 8 House Martins, 2 Wheatears and 5 White Wagtails.

Others

3 Red-breasted Mergansers, 500 Knot, 75 Sanderlings, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 225 Dunlins, 133 Black-tailed Godwits, 240 Turnstones and 150 White Wagtails came into the roost this evening.

 

 White Wagtails