Saturday, 12th May 2012

Ringing
1 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler and 1 Blackbird.

Offshore
20 Gannet, 10 Guillemot, 2 Razorbill, 5 Auk sp.,  4 Arctic Skua ( 3 dark & 1 light morph) east,1 light morph Pomarine Skua east at 07:32 , 53 Arctic Terns east, 136 Kittiwakes east,  7 Sandwich Tern, 2 Red throated Diver east, 54 Common Scoter and 2 Manx Shearwater.

A further watch in the evening produced 8 Gannet, 2 Auk sp., 102 Kittiwakes east, 3 Arctic Skuas east, 2 Common Terns, 27 Sandwich Terns, 13 Common Scoters and 4 Whimbrel east.

Visible Migration
9 Redpoll east, 91 Goldfinch east, 8 Linnets east  89 Swallows NE, 1 House Martin NE,1 Tree Pipit NE, 2 Whimbrel east and 1 Alba Wagtail.

Grounded Migrants
3 Whitethroats, 2 Sedge Warblers, 21 Wheatears and 2 Whinchats.
Others
60 Swift over pools mid morning for 30 mins before departing, 350 Dunlin, 88 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwits and 5 Whimbrel.
 Dunlins, Ringed Plovers and Turnstones

Action shot of Swifts; note all the insects
 

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