Saturday, 5th Januray 2013

There was a movement of Pink-footed Geese and Wood Pigeons during the first hour of light this morning. The geese were heading north, straight out across the bay, but theWoodpigeons were turning east on hitting the coast.

Offshore 
100 Common Scoters, 12 Red-breasted Mergansers, 3 Red-throated Divers west, 3 Great Crested Grebes east and 1 Auk sp. east.

Visible Migration
49 Whooper Swans west, 3,150 Pink-footed Geese north and 1,700 Woodpigeons east.
 
 Pink-footed Geese

Woodpigeons

Whooper Swans

Others 
3 Water Rails, 1 Peregrine, 67 Grey Plovers, 600 Knot, 7 Stock Doves, 1 Short-eared Owl  1 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtails, 1 Water Pipit and 1 Snow Bunting.

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