Tuesday, 30th April 2019

The first Marsh Harrier of the Spring flew through in the early afternoon, a Hooded Crow went high NE out across the bay, and a smart male Blue-headed Wagtail were the day's highlights.

 Blue-headed Wagtail

Offshore

45 Common Scoters east, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers east, 14 Gannets east, 1 Arctic Skua east, 2 Razorbills east & 1 west,1 Guillemot west, 4 Auk sp. west, 23 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns east and 65 Arctic Terns - feeding flock in the mouth of the bay.

Further observation during the evening produced 3 Shelducks east, 6 Common Scoters east, 2 Gannets west, 27 Sandwich Terns east and 88 Arctic Terns east.

Visible Migration

1 Marsh Harrier north early afternoon, 1 Lapwing east, 6 Whimbrels east, 2 Curlews east, 5 Jackdaws east, 1 Hooded Crow north-east, 1 Sand Martin north, 58 Swallows north, 4 Yellow Wagtails east, 5 Alba Wagtails north, 9 Tree Pipits north-east, 3 Meadow Pipits north, 3 Linnets east, 7 Redpolls east, 7 Goldfinch east and 1 Siskin east.

Grounded Migrants

1 Cuckoo, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Fieldfare, 9 Wheatears, 3 Yellow Wagtails including a male 'Blue-headed', 3 White Wagtails, 2 Lesser Redpolls and 7 Siskins.

 Blue-headed Wagtail

Siskin

Others

1 Wigeon, 1 Little Egret, 40 Ringed Plovers, 18 Whimbrels, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 64 Turnstones, 90 Sanderlings, 450 Dunlins, 1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Common Sandpiper.