Tuesday, 21st July 2015

An unusually early returning Purple Sandpiper was seen today, it came in with a noticeable arrival of Turnstones. 
 
 Purple Sandpiper

Offshore
8 Shelducks west, 48 Common Scoters west, 14 Manx Shearwaters west, 9 Gannets west, 5 Sandwich Terns and 2 Common Terns west.

Visible Migration
1 Redpoll west.

Others 
31 Ringed Plovers, 120 Lapwings, 160 Sanderlings, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 45 Dunlins, 7 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Whimbrels, 1 Common Sandpiper,1 Greenshank, 150 Redshanks and 53 Turnstones.
 
 Black-tailed Godwit

Purple Sandpiper

Ringing
1 Ringed Plover pulli.
 
 Ringed Plover

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