Sunday, 24th August 2014

The main feature of today was an easterly movement of Hirundines during the morning.

Offshore 
6 Shelducks east, 7 Common Scoters west, 1 Great Crested Grebe west, 55 Sandwich Terns and 3 Common Terns.

Visible Migration
1 Swift east, 3 Sand Martins east, 464 Swallows east, 217 House Martins east, 1 Grey Wagtail south and 1 Meadow Pipit south.
 
 House Martin

Grounded Migrants
4 Willow Warblers, 7 Whitethroats, 1 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warblers, 4 Robins, 1 Whinchat and 6 Wheatears.
 
 Wheatear

Others 
2 Little Egrets, 1 Peregrine, 85 Ringed Plovers, 6 Golden Plovers, 320 Lapwings, 175 Sanderlings, 130 Dunlins, 1 Snipe, 7 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshanks, 900 Redshanks, 220 Turnstones, 4 Med. Gulls and 70 Linnets.

Ringing 
53 Swallows and 1 control,1 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warblers, 1 Robin, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch and 1 Reed Bunting.
 
 Willow Warbler

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