Monday, 6th August 2012

Offshore

1 Gannet, 16 Common Scoter, 14 Sandwich Tern and 1 Common Tern.

Visible Migration

7 Swallow south.

Grounded Migrants

1 Wheatear, 1 Whitethroat and 2 Willow Warblers.

Others

113 Ringed Plover, 193 Sanderling, 440 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper and 115 Turnstones.

Ringing

1 Robin, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Great Tit, 10 Blue Tit, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Sand Martin and 65  Swallows (roost).

 Dunlins, Ringed Plovers and Sanderlings

   

Sunday, 5th August 2012

Offshore
2 Manx Shearwater, 2 Gannet, 19 Common Scoter, 22 Sandwich Tern and 2 Common Terns.

 

Grounded Migrants

1 Wheatear, 1 Whitethroat and 1 Willow Warbler.

 

Visible Migration

2 Tree Pipit south (first for the autumn). Hirundines started moving in the afternoon with 8 Sand Martin and 229 Swallows east.

 

Others

1 Whimbrel, 114 Ringed Plover, 220 Sanderling, 380 Dunlin, 275 Turnstone and 1 adult Med. Gull.

 

Ringing

1 Wren, 1 Robin, 1 Blackbird, 5 Reed Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting and 54 Swallows (roost).

 

 Juv. Willow Warbler

 
 

Saturday, 4th August 2012

Offshore
2 Gannet, 16 Common Scoter, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Arctic Skua west, 14 Sandwich Tern and 2 Common Terns.

 

Grounded Migrants

2 Wheatear, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap and 1 Yellow Wagtail.

 

Visible Migration

5 Swift south, 4 Sand Martin south and 82 Swallows south.

 

Others

1 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 42 Ringed Plover, 135 Sanderling, 140 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 58 Lapwing, 200 Turnstone and 2 adult Med. Gulls.

 

 Little Egret

 

Ringing

1 Blackbird, 1 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler, 20 Swallow (roost) and 1 Sparrowhawk.

  

 

Friday, 3rd August 2012

The highlight of the day was going to be the autumn's first Osprey, until an unprecedented arrival of Swifts in the early evening.

Offshore

3 Gannet, 7 Common Scoter, 1 Kittiwake, 26 Sandwich Tern, 5 Common Tern, 1 Little Tern, 2 Auk sp. and 3 Bar-tailed Godwits west.

Grounded Migrants

3 Whitethroat and 2 Willow Warblers. 

Visible Migration
1 Osprey; in off and south at 13:05, 1 Whimbrel west, 22 Swallows south, 2 Sand Martin south and 3 House Martins south.

 

In the early evening a huge arrival of Swifts occurred with warm humid air and low dark cloud; at least 800 birds were present along the north coast of the obs for 40 minutes before departing.

 

It was hard to get a picture to do justice to the large numbers of 

Swifts reported above (click to enlarge)

 

Others

53 Ringed Plover, 155 Sanderling, 230 Dunlin, 2 Snipe and 160 Turnstones.

 

Ringing 

1 Robin, 2 Wren,1 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler and 13 Swallows.

 

 

Thursday, 2nd August 2012

Offshore
7 Gannet, 17 Common Scoter, 38 Sandwich Tern, 3 Common Tern and 1 Grey Plover west.

 

Visible Migration

33 Swallow south.

 

Grounded Migrants 

1 Whitethroat and 1 Willow Warbler.

 

Others 

58 Ringed Plover, 185 Sanderling, 300 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 165 Turnstone and 1 Kingfisher.

 

Ringing

1 Wren, 1 Goldfinch and 9 Swallow.

 

 Kingfisher

Wednesday, 1st August 2012

Offshore
8 Gannet, 43 Common Scoter west, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 27 Sandwich Tern and 2 Common Terns.

 

Grounded Migrants

1 Wheatear.

 

Others 

38 Ringed Plover, 115 Sanderling, 65 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 130 Turnstone, 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull and 1 adult Med. Gull.

 

Ringing

1 Willow Warbler, 2 Robin and 19 Swallow.

 

 Swallows gathering at the roost

 

Tuesday, 31st July 2012

Offshore
1 Manx Shearwater west, 12 Gannet, 38 Common Scoter, 2 Arctic Skua west, 26 Sandwich Tern and 1 Common Tern. Also 2 Atlantic Grey Seals.

 

Grounded Migrants

1 Wheatear, 5 Whitethroat, 5 Sedge Warbler and 4 Willow Warblers.

 

Others 

1 Marsh Harrier - juvenile again hunting along east side of peninsular, 21 Ringed Plover, 87 Sanderling, 32 Dunlin, 96 Turnstone, 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull and 40 Swift.

 

Ringing

2 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Robin and 1 Blue Tit.

 

 Small Copper