Saturday, 7th May 2016

Highlights today include 203 Arctic Terns offshore early morning, a good Hirundine movement through the day, an arrival of Spotted Flycatchers and a Hobby showed well over the pools this evening.

Spotted Flycatcher

Offshore
8 Common Scoters east, 3 Gannets west, 4,250 Knots west, 1 Arctic Skua east, 7 Little Gulls east, 5 Sandwich Terns, 1 Common Tern east, 203 Arctic Terns east and 2 Auk sp. east.

Visible Migration
7 Pink-footed Geese north, 16 Whimbrels east, 4 Swifts east, 5 Carrion Crows north-east, 7 Sand Martins north-east, 1,053 Swallows north-east, 113 House Martins north-east, 1 Tree Sparrow east, 1 Yellow Wagtail east, 4 Alba Wagtails north-east, 1 Tree Pipit east, 12 Goldfinch east, 1 Siskins east, 3 Linnets east and 33 Redpolls east. Also 35 Whimbrels flew north this evening.
 
 Whimbrels

Grounded Migrants:
1 Cuckoo, 5 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, 4 Garden Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroats, 12 Spotted Flycatchers, 4 Whinchats, 3 Wheatears and 8 Redpolls.
 
 Whinchat
 
 Spotted Flycatcher

Others
1 Hobby, 380 Ringed Plovers, 6 Grey Plovers, 275 Sanderlings, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 4,000 Dunlins, 12  Whimbrels, 57 Black-tailed Godwits and 46 Turnstones.
 
 Dunlins
 
 Hobby

Ringing 
2 Lesser Redpolls.

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