A warm southerly airflow brought some new migrants in today. A pair
of Garganey flew east and a male Redstart was found during the morning. A male Ring Ouzel
was found on an area of waste ground near the water meadows in the evening and the first
Sedge Warbler was singing nearby.
Ring Ouzel
Offshore
1 Shelduck east, 1 Teal east, 2 Garganeys east, 16
Common Scoters east, 1 Red-breasted Merganser east, 2 Red-throated Divers east, 2 Gannets
west, 24 Sandwich Terns east, 4 Guillemots east, 3 Razorbills east and 8 Auk sp.
east.
Sandwich Tern
Visible Migration
22 Wood Pigeons east, 3 Carrion Crows
north-east, 1 Great Tit east, 9 Sand Martins north-east, 11 Swallows north-east, 2 Tree Sparrows
east, 27 Alba Wagtails north-east, 6 Tree Pipits north-east, 338 Meadow Pipits north-east,
1 Greenfinch east, 29 Goldfinch east, 1 Chaffinch north, 103 Linnets east and 8 Redpolls east.
Grounded Migrants
3 Goldcrests, 3 Chiffchaffs, 11 Willow
Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Redstart, 14 Wheatears and 2 White
Wagtails.
Redstart
Others
2 Whooper Swans, 1 Goldeneye, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Little
Ringed Plover, 350 Knot, 45 Dunlins, 5 Snipe, 147 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank
and 1 Glaucous Gull.
Glaucous Gull
Ringing
2 Willow Warblers and 1 Reed Bunting.
Reed Bunting
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