Wednesday, 1st May 2013

The highlight today were two species not seen at the Obs since 2010; a Puffin flew east offshore and the biggest surprise given the date was a Cettis Warbler trapped and ringed. This is the first Cettis Warbler seen away from the Nature Park.

 

 Cettis Warbler

Offshore

2 Shelducks east, 123 Common Scoters east, 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 25 Red-throated Divers east, 2 Manx Shearwaters west, 14 Gannets east, 1 Little Gull west, 15 Sandwich Terns, 12 Arctic Terns, 1 Razorbill east, 1 Puffin flew east at 07:48 and 2 Auk sp east.

Visible Migration

430 Pink-footed Geese north, 19 Swallows north, 1 Yellow Wagtail east, 3 Alba Wagtails north, 5 Tree Pipits north, 10 Meadow Pipits north, 40 Goldfinch east, 19 Siskins east, 7 Linnets east and 87 Redpolls east.

 

 Pink-footed Geese

Grounded Migrants

1 Greenshank, 4 Swifts, 1 Cettis Warbler, 11 Willow Warblers, 3 Blackcaps, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 10 Whitethroats, 12 Sedge Warblers, 2 Whinchats, 21 Wheatears and 1 Yellow Wagtail.

Yellow Wagtail

Others

1 Buzzard, 140 Ringed Plovers, 2 Grey Plovers, 170 Sanderlings, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1,000 Dunlins, 1 Snipe, 75 Black-tailed Godwits and 1 Bar-tailed Godwit.

Ringing 

1 Cettis Warbler, 4 Willow Warblers, 1 Blackcap, 3 Sedge Warblers, 1 Wren, 1 Dunnock and 1 Tree Pipit.

 

 Cettis Warbler