Saturday, 23rd April 2016

A Hooded Crow flew north-east out across the bay this morning.

Offshore
4 Teals east, 34 Common Scoters east, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Red-throated Diver east, 5 Gannets east, 2 Arctic Skuas east, 7 Sandwich Terns east, 2 Common Terns east, 24 Arctic Terns east and 1 Auk sp. east.

Visible Migration 
7 Whimbrels east, 1 Jackdaw north-east, 2 Rooks east, 24 Carrion Crows north-east, 1 Hooded Crow north-east, 17 Swallows north-east, 1 Tree Sparrow east, 6 Alba Wagtails north, 4 Tree Pipits north, 31 Meadow Pipits north, 48 Goldfinch east, 16 Siskins north, 32 Linnets east and 15 Redpolls east.

Grounded Migrants
12 Willow Warblers, 5 Blackcaps, 5 Lesser Whitethroats, 4 Whitethroats, 6 Sedge Warblers and 3 Wheatears.

Others 
2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Little Egret, 39 Ringed Plovers, 4000 Knots, 55 Sanderlings, 350 Dunlins, 2 Whimbrels, 42 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Common Sandpipers and 75 Turnstones.
 
 Knot
 
 Red-breasted Merganser

Whimbrel

Ringing
1 Lesser Whitethroat and 3 Lesser Redpolls.
 
 Lesser Whitethroat

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