Monday, 3rd September 2012

Offshore

2 Gannet, 17 Common Scoters, 7 Shelduck east, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 9 Sandwich Terns.

Visible Migration 

78 House Martin south, 3 Sand Martins south, 204 Swallow south - 178 of these in the afternoon, 4 Grey Wagtails south, 3 Alba Wagtails south, 1 Tree Pipit south and 10 Meadow Pipits south.

Grounded Migrants

2 Wheatears, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Reed Warblers and 3 Sedge Warblers.

Others 

1 Little Egret, 70 Knot, 104 Ringed Plover, 58 Sanderling, 19 Dunlin, 19 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Green Sandpiper, 215 Turnstone, 6 Med. Gulls and 1 Barn Owl.

 

 Dunlin

Ringing 

1 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warblers, 1 Wren, 1 Great Tit, 1 Goldfinch and 2 Chaffinch.

 

 Lesser Whitethroat