Monday, 10th March 2014

Another decent visible migration morning with the first Tree Sparrows of the year recorded and another good Alba count. However, the best bird occurred offshore in the form of a cracking Slavonian Grebe found mid morning, which showed very well on the flat calm sea.

Offshore 
3 Shelducks east, 25 Common Scoters west, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers east, 5 Red-throated Divers east, 1 Great Crested Grebe west & 2 on the sea, 1 Slavonian Grebe feeding actively from mid morning, 3 Razorbills east and 5 Auk sp. east.

Visible Migration 
1 Grey Heron north, 1 Kestrel north, 10 Curlews east, 14 Woodpigeons east, 5 Jackdaws north, 2 Ravens south - came across bay very high, 2 Starlings north, 4 Grey Wagtails north-east, 85 Alba Wagtails north-east, 102 Meadow Pipits north-east, 2 Tree Sparrows east, 5 Chaffinch east, 13 Goldfinch east, 9 Siskins east and 14 Linnets east.
 
 Pied Wagtails

Grey Heron on 'vis'

Grounded Migrants 
7 Goldcrests and 1 Chiffchaff.
 
 Goldcrest

Others
27 Ringed Plovers, 125 Sanderlings, 9 Snipe, 31 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Stock Doves, 1 Cetti's Warbler and 2 Stonechats.
 
 Stonechat

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