Monday, 2nd June 2014

A Cuckoo and a Goosander added a bit of spice this morning to the last gasps of spring. 

Offshore
3 Sandwich Terns west, 1 female Goosander east, 26 Canada Geese west & then northeast and 1 Gannet east. Also 1 Atlantic Grey Seal.

Visible Migration
3 Swallows east.

Grounded Migrants
1 Cuckoo.

Others
600 Herring Gulls.    

  Common Blue Damselflies

 Mistle Thrush

Sunday, 1st June 2014

Offshore

3 Common Scoters west, 2 Gannets west, 2 Sandwich Terns and 1 Guillemot east.

Grounded Migrants

1 Whimbrel.

Others 

2 Teal, 6 Ringed Plovers and 33 Sanderlings.

Ringing

2 Willow Warblers.

 Willow Warbler

Saturday, 31st May 2014

Offshore 

47 Common Scoters east, 1 Red-throated Diver east, 2 Gannets west, 1 Kittiwake west, 6 Sandwich Terns and 1 Auk sp. east.

Visible Migration 

12 Swallows north and 1 House Martin north.

Others 

2 Teal, 1 Peregrine, 75 Sanderlings, 6 Dunlins and 1 Turnstone.

 

 Peregrine

Ringing

1 Song Thrush and 1 Lesser Whitethroat.

 

 Song Thrush

Lesser Whitethroat

Friday, 30th May 2014

Offshore 

8 Common Scoters east, 3 Gannets west, 2 Sandwich Terns, 2 Arctic Terns east, 1 Guillemot east and 1 Auk sp. east.

Visible Migration 

4 Swallows north.

Others

2 Teal, 10 Ringed Plovers, 250 Sanderlings, 12 Dunlins and 1 Turnstone.

Ringing

1 Whitethroat and 1 Greenfinch.

 Whitethroat

 Greenfinch

Thursday, 29th May 2014

Offshore

7 Common Scoters east, 1 Manx Shearwater west, 2 Gannets east, 2 Sandwich Terns west, 4 Arctic Terns east, 2 Guillemots east and 1 Auk sp. east. Also 2 Harbour Porpoise and 3 Atlantic Grey Seals.

Visible Migration

3 Swallows north.

Others

9 Ringed Plovers, 300 Sanderlings, 11 Dunlins and 2 Turnstones.

 

 Ringed Plover

Wednesday, 28th May 2014

Offshore

6 Common Scoters east, 3 Manx Shearwaters east, 4 Gannets west, 3 Sandwich Terns west, 11 Arctic Terns east, 2 Guillemots east and 1 Auk sp. east. Also 2 Harbour Porpoise.

Grounded Migrants:

1 Spotted Flycatcher.

Others 

1 Teal, 12 Ringed Plovers, 150 Sanderlings and 14 Dunlins.

 

 Female Holly Blue

Tuesday, 27th May 2014

After yesterday`s Roseate Terns today produced an even rarer bird in the form of the observatory`s third record of Great White Egret that was found during the evening. It came off the pools with six Grey Herons and was lost on the saltmarsh.

Offshore

127 Common Scoters east, 3 Red-throated Divers east, 4 Gannets west, 1 Arctic Skua east, 1 Kittiwake east, 6 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns east, 85 Arctic Terns east and 1 Auk sp. east.

Visible Migration 

2 Whimbrels east, 9 Swifts north and 12 Swallows north.

 

 Swift

Grounded Migrants 

1 Wheatear.

Others

1 Teal, 1 Great White Egret, 180 Sanderlings and 3 Turnstones.

 

 Great White Egret