Thursday, 18th April 2013

Attention was focused on the sea today after overnight gale force winds. The highlight offshore were the first Pomarine Skuas of the spring.

Offshore
133 Common Scoters west, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 8 Red-throated Divers east, 1 Fulmar west, 7 Manx Shearwaters west, 30 Gannets west, 1 Great Crested Grebe east, 2 Pomarine Skuas west - single pale morphs west at 10:38 and 12:20, 3 Arctic Skuas east, 1 Great Skua east, 52 Kittiwakes east, 200 Little Gulls, 5 Sandwich Terns west, 1 Common Tern east, 17 Arctic Terns east, 3 Guillemots west, 1 Razorbill west and 13 Auk sp. west.

Further observation during the evening produced 500 Common Scoters, 4 Manx Shearwaters west, 6 Gannets west and 10 Sandwich Terns east.

Visible Migration
1 Sand Martin east, 1 Swallow east, 6 Meadow Pipits north-east and 17 Goldfinch west.

Grounded Migrants
5 Goldcrests, 6 Sand Martins, 80 Swallows, 1 Sedge Warbler, 20 Wheatears and 10 White Wagtails.
 
 White Wagtail

Others
1 Gadwall, 1 Peregrine, 2,000 Knot and 1 Barn Owl.

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