After
an overcast and murky start to the day the weather began to clear towards
dinner time
and this resulted in a nice selection of birds moving offshore including the
first Arctic Skua
and Common Tern of the spring.
Offshore
19 Wigeons east, 2 Teal east, 4 Shovelers east, 5 Tufted Ducks east, 24 Common Scoters
west, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 11 Red-throated Divers east, 23 Gannets
west, 1,500
Knots west, 1 Arctic Skua east, 105 Kittiwakes east, 1 Common Tern east, 9
Sandwich Terns
east and 1 Guillemot east. Also 2 Harbour Porpoise and 1 Atlantic Grey
Seal.
Knot
Visible
Migration
22 Sand Martins east/north-east, 3 Swallows east/north-east, 2
Alba Wagtails
north-east, 88 Meadow Pipits north-east, 1 Redwing northeast, 3 Goldfinch east and 10 Linnets
east.
Grounded
Migrants
1 Goldcrest, 5 Chiffchaffs, 3 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, 3
Redwings, 2
Fieldfares, 11 Wheatears, 4 White Wagtails and 4 Siskins.
White Wagtail
Chiffchaff
Wheatear
Others
1 Peregrine, 51 Ringed Plovers, 110 Sanderlings, 18 Black-tailed Godwits and
320 Turnstones.
Ringing
2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap and 1 Dunnock.
Willow Warbler
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