Saturday, 17th August 2013

Offshore 
1 Tufted Duck west, 48 Common Scoters west, 3 Eiders, 8 Red-breasted Mergansers east, 150 Manx Shearwaters west, 80 Gannets west, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua west, 2 Kittiwakes west, 175 Sandwich Terns, 37 Common Terns, 1 Arctic Tern west and 1 Little Tern west. Also 1 Atlantic Grey Seal.

Further observation in the evening produced 6 Common Scoters west, 12 Manx Shearwaters west, 11 Gannets west, 2 Arctic Skuas west, 250 Sandwich Terns, 85 Common Terns and 1 Black Tern.

Visible Migration 
8 Swallows south.

Grounded Migrants
1 juv Marsh Harrier, 2 Whitethroats, 3 Wheatears and 1 Yellow Wagtail.
 
Others 
75 Ringed Plovers, 37 Sanderlings, 41 Dunlins, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Whimbrel, 83 Turnstones, 4 Grey Plovers, 1 Sand Martin and 60 Goldfinch.
 
 Ringed Plover

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