Friday, 22nd April 2016

Offshore
60 Common Scoters east, Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers east, 3 Gannets west, 2,200 Knots west, 44 Sandwich Terns east, 57 Arctic Terns east and 1 Guillemot east.

Visible Migration 
32 Whimbrels east, 2 Carrion Crows north-east, 12 Sand Martins north-east, 51 Swallows north-east, 1 Great Tit high east!, 3 Yellow Wagtails east, 8 Alba Wagtails north, 3 Tree Pipits north, 37 Meadow Pipits north, 72 Goldfinch east, 8 Siskins east, 54 Linnets east and 25 Redpolls east.
 
 Swallow

Grounded Migrants 
20 Willow Warblers, 8 Blackcaps, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warblers, 9 Wheatears, 1 singing male Pied Flycatcher and 4 White Wagtails.
 
 Blackcap
 
 Willow Warbler

Others
2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Little Egret, 43 Ringed Plovers, 180 Knot, 62 Sanderlings, 300 Dunlins, 4 Whimbrels, 74 Black-tailed Godwits, 160 Turnstones and 1 4CY Yellow-legged Gull - a male on size and the strongly hook tipped bill, see photo.
 
 Yellow-legged Gull

Ringing
6 Lesser Redpolls and a control.
 
 Lesser Redpoll

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