Friday, 18th May 2012

Offshore
9 Gannet, 17 Arctic Tern east, 3 Common Tern east, 1 Sandwich Tern, 4 Guillemot, 2 Auk sp., 42 Common Scoter east and 1500 Knot west. 

Visible Migration
16 Swift NE, 217 Swallow NE, 5 Sand Martin NE, 27 House Martin NE, 20 Redpoll east, 8 Goldfinch east, 1 Whimbrel east and 1 Pink-footed Goose east. 

Grounded Migrants
13 Wheatear,1 Sedge Warbler and 1 Whitethroat. 

Others 
19 Ringed Plover, 75 Sanderling, 58 Dunlin, 16 Turnstone, 2 Black-tailed Godwit and 1 Whimbrel.
Over the pools this evening in the rain were 35 Swift, 250 Swallow, 60 House Martin and 15  Sand Martin. Also close by were 2 singing Grasshopper Warblers.

 Swallows and House Martin

Sand Martin
 

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