Tuesday, 22nd April 2014

New birds today included the year's first Short-eared Owl, two Swifts over the pools this evening and the first Whinchat of the spring. Yesterday`s summer plumaged Black-throated Diver was seen again offshore.

Offshore
4 Shelducks east, 17 Common Scoters east, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers east, 1 Black-throated Diver - yesterday`s summer plumaged bird on the sea, 9 Red-throated Divers east, 2 Manx Shearwaters east, 5 Gannets east, 2 Arctic Skuas east, 6 Arctic Terns east, 14 Sandwich Terns east and 3 Razorbills east.

Visible Migration 
2 Whimbrels east, 2 Jackdaws east, 5 Carrion Crows east, 21 Sand Martins east/north-east, 485 Swallows east/north-east, 10 House Martins east/north-east, 1 Grey Wagtail east, 17 Alba Wagtails east/north-east, 8 Tree Pipits east/north-east, 51 Meadow Pipits east/north-east, 1 Chaffinch east, 33 Goldfinch east, 25 Linnets east and 2 Redpolls east.

Grounded Migrants
2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Swifts - over the pools during rain showers this evening, 7 Sand Martins, 65 Swallows, 5 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, 3 Whitethroats, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 38 Wheatears and 3 White Wagtails.
 
 Short-eared Owl (above & below)


Wheatear

Others
9 Grey Plovers, 325 Dunlins and 1 Yellow-legged Gull.
 
 Dunlins

Ringing
1 Sedge Warbler.
 
 Sedge Warbler

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