After
yesterday`s washout there was a small arrival of migrants today including 13
Spotted Flycatchers. Other
highlights included a Hobby that went through during a big movement of Swallows.
Spotted Flycatcher
Offshore
4 Shelducks east, 103 Common Scoters east, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers east, 3
Red-throated
Divers east, 9 Gannets east, 3 Arctic Skuas east, 6 Sandwich Terns east, 2
Common Terns east,
2 Guillemots and 2 Razorbills.
Further observation during the evening produced 320 Common Scoters east, 1 Red-throated Diver east, 16 Manx Shearwaters west,
11 Gannets west, 4 Arctic Skuas east, 3 Kittiwakes west, 53 Sandwich Terns east,
4 Common Terns
east and 4 Auk sp. west.
Visible
Migration
1 Hobby east at 08:30, 1 Whimbrel east, 5 Swifts north-east, 1 Sand
Martin north-east,
1,285 Swallows north-east, 58 House Martins north-east, 1 Yellow Wagtail east, 2
Alba Wagtails north-east,
2 Tree Pipits north-east, 6 Goldfinch east, 2 Siskins east, 3 Linnets east and 7
Redpolls east.
Grounded
Migrants:
7 Willow Warblers, 3 Garden Warblers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 8
Whitethroats, 5
Sedge Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers, 13 Spotted Flycatchers, 1 Redstart, 2
Whinchats, 19 Wheatears, 1
Yellow Wagtail, 3 White Wagtails and 7 Lesser Redpolls.
Spotted Flycatcher
Whinchat
Wheatear
Others
14 Ringed Plovers, 170 Sanderlings, 55 Dunlins and 7 Turnstones.
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