Tuesday, 19th August 2014

A heavy downpour pre-dawn produced the best arrival of Wheatears so far this Autumn.
 
 Wheatear

Offshore
12 Shelducks east, 17 Common Scoters west, 1 Great Crested Grebe east and 4 Sandwich Terns.

Visible Migration
7 Swallows south.

Grounded Migrants
3 Willow Warblers, 5 Whitethroats, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Robins, 1 Whinchat, 38 Wheatears and 1 Grey Wagtail.
 
 Wheatear (above & below)



Others 
1 Little Egret, 135 Ringed Plovers, 180 Sanderlings, 300 Dunlins, 6 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Whimbrel, 330 Turnstones, 3 Med. Gulls and 60 Goldfinch.

Ringing
2 Blue Tits, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler and 1 Robin.
 
 Chiffchaff
 
 Robin

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