There
was an arrival of migrants around the Obs today with a scattering of Garden
Warblers, Spotted Flycatchers and Whinchats. The two best
birds were seen on vis; the second Hobby of the spring flew through and a single
Corn Bunting went east. Corn Buntings are just about annual
here. In addition to the Hobby and Corn Bunting some other unusual species for the time of year were seen on vis including Wood Pigeons, Jackdaws
and a Tree Sparrow; where are these species going in mid May?
Offshore
2 Tufted Ducks east, 39 Common Scoters east, 1 Red-breasted Merganser east, 1
Gannet west, 1 Kittiwake west, 11 Sandwich Terns, 4
Common Terns east and 13 Arctic Terns east.
Visible
Migration
1 Pink-footed Goose north, 1 Hobby east, 1 Whimbrel east, 23 Wood
Pigeons east, 7 Collared Doves east, 8 Jackdaws east, 3
Sand Martins north, 154 Swallows north, 3 House Martins north, 4 Yellow Wagtails east, 1 Alba Wagtail north, 3 Tree Pipits north, 1
Tree Sparrow east, 5 Goldfinch east, 3 Redpolls east and 1 Corn Bunting
east.
Swallow
Jackdaws
Woodpigeons
Grounded
Migrants
2 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow
Warbler, 2 Blackcaps, 4 Garden Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5
Whitethroats, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6 Spotted Flycatchers, 5 Whinchats and 4
Wheatears.
Whitethroat
Whinchat
Spotted Flycatcher
Others
65 Ringed Plovers, 250 Sanderlings, 200 Dunlins and 12 Turnstones.
Ringing
1 Lesser Whitethroat.
Lesser Whitethroat
