Sunday 14th September 2014

An Osprey which appeared out of the murk and flew south this morning and a single Purple Sandpiper amongst the high tide roost were today`s highlights.

Offshore
1 Teal west, 33 Common Scoters west, 1 Red-throated Diver west, 5 Sandwich Terns
and 1 Guillemot east. Also 2 Atlantic Grey Seals.

                                                           Sandwich Terns

Visible Migration
1 Osprey came out of the murk and flew south at 07:45, 13 Golden Plovers south, 1 Snipe
south, 2 Ravens south, 1 Skylark south, 73 Swallows south, 7 Grey Wagtails south, 18 
Alba Wagtails south, 158 Meadow Pipits south, 11 Chaffinch south and 1 Reed Bunting
south.

                                                                 Osprey

Grounded Migrants
4 Goldcrests, 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcaps, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 
1 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat and 9 Wheatears.

                                                               Whinchat

Others
6 Pink-footed Geese, 112 Wigeon, 8 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 2 Little Egrets, 73 Ringed Plovers,
170 Sanderlings, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 200 Dunlins, 1 Ruff, 1 Snipe,
1 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 1 Med. Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Kingfisher and 60 Linnets.

                                                          Purple Sandpiper

Ringing
3 Blue Tits, 6 Great Tits, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Blackbird,
1 Robin, 1 Chaffinch and 1 Goldfinch.

                                                          Lesser Whitethroat

                                                              Whitethroat