Tuesday, 22nd August 2017

There were a few migrants around this morning, mainly Wheatears, but the first Spotted Flycatcher of the Autumn was recorded. Clearing weather in the afternoon produced a push of Hirundines south.

Wheatear

Offshore 
22 Common Scoters west, 1 Arctic Skua, 4 Common Terns and 74 Sandwich Terns.

Visible Migration 
3 Sand Martins south, 287 Swallows south, 18 House Martins south, 2 Grey Wagtails south and 1 Tree Pipit south.

Grounded Migrants 
5 Willow Warblers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 8 Whitethroats, 2 Sedge Warblers, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat, 32 Wheatears and 1 Yellow Wagtail.
 
 Whinchat

Others 
1 Shoveler, 5 Little Egrets, 330 Ringed Plovers, 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 140 Turnstones, 75 Sanderlings, 250 Dunlins, 1 Greenshank, 1 Med. Gull and 1 Kingfisher.
 
 Shoveler

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