Monday, 15th April 2013

Offshore
85 Common Scoters west, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, 3 Red-throated Divers east, 1 Fulmar west, 5 Gannets west, 2 Great Crested Grebes west & 1 east, 2 Kittiwakes west, 16 Little Gulls, 5 Sandwich Terns east, 14 Arctic Terns, 1 Guillemot west, 1 Razorbill east and 5 Auk sp. west.

Further observation during the evening produced 300 Common Scoters, 3 Red-throated Divers east, 1 Arctic Skua east, 3 Kittiwakes east, 16 Sandwich Terns east and 1 Razorbill.

Visible Migration
280 Woodpigeons west, 4 Jackdaws north-east, 1 Rook east, 5 Carrion Crows north-east, 1 Skylark east, 4 Sand Martins north-east, 44 Swallows north-east, 2 House Martins north-east, 3 Tree Sparrows east, 12 Alba Wagtails north-east, 6 Tree Pipits north-east, 173 Meadow Pipits north-east, 6 Chaffinch east, 243 Goldfinch west, 18 Siskins east, 13 Linnets east and 4 Redpolls east.

 Jackdaw

Grounded Migrants
3 Goldcrests, 85 Sand Martins, 160 Swallows, 15 House Martins, 6 Chiffchaffs, 10 Willow Warblers, 1 Redstart, 15 Wheatears and 6 White Wagtails.

 Above & below; Willow Warbler fly-catching



Others
4 Shovelers, 41 Grey Plovers, 2,000 Knot, 4 Snipe, 18 Black-tailed Godwits and 2 Bar-tailed
Godwits.

 Knot

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