Thursday, 9th May 2013

Offshore:
52 Common Scoters west, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers east, 2 Red-throated Divers east, 49 Manx Shearwaters west, 52 Gannets west, 22 Grey Plovers west, 4,000 Knot west, 3 Arctic Skuas east, 3 Kittiwakes west, 2 Little Gulls west, 19 Sandwich Terns west, 2 Common Terns east, 385 Arctic Terns west  - all came from the north-east during the first hour and flew out of the bay into the Irish Sea, 7 Guillemots east, 1 Razorbill east and 46 Auk sp. west.
 
 Gannet

Visible Migration:
3 Swifts east, 30 Swallows north, 2 Alba Wagtails north, 1 Yellow Wagtail east, 2 Tree Pipits north-east, 22 Goldfinch west, 6 Linnets east and 5 Redpolls east.

Grounded Migrants 
3 Whimbrels, 70 Swallows, 8 House Martins, 5 Wheatears and 1 Yellow Wagtail.
 
 Whimbrel

Others 
1 Peregrine and 65 Turnstones.

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