Thursday, 9th April 2015

The weather looked good for some migrants this morning and it started well with two male Ring Ouzels found in the east hedge just after dawn. One bird quickly departed inland but the other individual played hide and seek around a clump of gorse for a while. Apart from a decent number of Wheatears there was little else new around. The first Tree Pipits of the year were recorded this morning and the Glaucous Gull was seen again during the afternoon.

The 'hide & seek' playing male Ring Ouzel!

Offshore
2 Teal east, 2 Common Scoters, 9 Red-breasted Mergansers and 4 Sandwich Terns east.

Visible Migration 
1 Sparrowhawk east, 36 Wood Pigeons east, 6 Jackdaws east, 16 Carrion Crows north-east, 26 Sand Martins north, 6 Swallows north, 17 Alba Wagtails north, 2 Tree Pipits north, 309 Meadow Pipits north, 17 Goldfinch east, 64 Linnets east and 13 Redpolls east.

Grounded Migrants
3 Chiffchaffs, 12 Willow Warblers, 1 Blackcap, 2 Ring Ouzels, 45 Wheatears and 14 White Wagtails.
 
 White Wagtail

Wheatear

Others 
2 Whooper Swans, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 300 Knot, 35 Dunlins, 180 Black-tailed Godwits and 1 Glaucous Gull.

Ringing
1 Great Tit, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren and 1 Lesser Redpoll.
 
 Lesser Redpoll

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