A
quiet day apart form a brief second year Iceland Gull. During the evening the
wind eased and the sun came out, and a quick ringing session saw 15 new birds
caught.
Offshore
24 Common Scoters west, 14 Red-throated Divers east, 8 Manx Shearwaters west,
6 Gannets
west, 2 Great Crested Grebes east, 2 Little Gulls west, 4 Sandwich Terns and 4
Auk sp. west.
Visible
Migration
6 Alba Wagtails north, 14 Meadow Pipits north, 1 Chaffinch east, 61
Goldfinch east, 2
Siskins east, 4 Linnets east and 3 Redpolls east.
Grounded
Migrants
1 Common Sandpiper, 10 Swifts, 3 Goldcrests, 12 Sand Martins, 75
Swallows, 30
House Martins, a Grasshopper Warbler, 16 Willow Warblers, 4 Blackcaps, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroats,
2 Sedge Warblers, 32 Wheatears and 12 Lesser Redpolls.
Others
1 Wigeon, 9 Teal, 2 Gadwalls, 220 Ringed Plovers, 140 Sanderlings, 2,000 Dunlins
and 1 2CY Iceland
Gull.
Ringing
9 Willow Warblers, 4 Blackcaps, 1 Garden Warbler and 1 Whitethroat.
Garden Warbler
Whitethroat
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