Saturday, 27th April 2013

Another Hooded Crow was found this morning. It was picked up flying north low over the sea at the School and then spent an hour off the point before disappearing.

Offshore 

1 Shelduck east, 28 Common Scoters west, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 9 Red-throated Divers east, 2 Manx Shearwaters east, 7 Gannets east, 1 Arctic Skua east, 6 Sandwich Terns east, 1 Razorbill east and 12 Auk sp. east.

 

 Red-breasted Merganser

Visible Migration

9 Whimbrels east, 8 Woodpigeons east, 1 Hooded Crow north, 3 Sand Martins north, 188 Swallows north, 12 House Martins north, 2 Yellow Wagtails north-east, 1 Grey Wagtail north-east, 17 Alba Wagtails north, 5 Tree Pipits north-east, 58 Meadow Pipits north, 108 Goldfinch east, 20 Siskins east, 121 Linnets east, 22 Twite east and 11 Redpolls east.

Grounded Migrants

3 Whimbrels, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Warbler; singing male found mid-afternoon, three Grasshopper Warblers, 11 Willow Warblers, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroats, 2 Sedge Warblers, 8 Wheatears and 3 White Wagtails.

 

 Lesser Whitethroat

Others 

1 Gadwall, 215 Ringed Plovers, 160 Sanderlings, 2,000 Dunlins, 4 Black-tailed Godwits and 180 Turnstones.