Tuesday, 23rd August 2016

SE winds with rain showers pre-dawn dropped a nice selection of migrants around the Obs.

Offshore
2 Eiders, 45 Common Scoters west, 5 Gannets west, 3 Common Terns and 52 Sandwich Terns.

Visible Migration:
6 Sand Martins east and 228 Swallows east.

Grounded Migrants:
25 Willow Warblers, 12 Whitethroats, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Sedge Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 1 Redstart, 3 Whinchats and 70 Wheatears.
 
 Spotted Flycatcher

Others
1 Gadwall, 1 Little Egret, 300 Lapwings, 750 Knots, 300 Dunlins, 9 Black-tailed Godwits, 525 Redshanks, 135 Turnstones, 2 Med. Gulls, 2 Stock Doves, 1 Kingfisher and 50 Goldfinch.

Ringing
31 Swallows, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Sedge Warblers and 2 Reed Warblers.
 
 Willow Warbler

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