Tuesday, 3rd May 2016

The highlight of the day was a record count of Whimbrels, 138 were found roosting on a sandbar in the late afternoon.

Whimbrels

Offshore
39 Common Scoters east, 2 Red-throated Divers east, 1 Fulmar west, 8 Manx Shearwaters west, 100 Gannets, 3 Arctic Skuas east, 63 Kittiwakes east, 11 Sandwich Terns east, 1 Common Tern east, 1 Guillemot west and 5 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration:
5 Sand Martins north-east, 102 Swallows north-east, 9 House Martins north-east, 1 Tree Pipit north, 380 Goldfinch west, 2 Siskins west and 9 Linnets west.

Grounded Migrants 
1 Willow Warbler, 1 Whinchat and 10 Wheatears.

Others
2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 75 Ringed Plovers, 800 Knots, 80 Sanderlings, 600 Dunlins, 138 Whimbrels, 111 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Common Sandpiper and 52 Turnstones.
 
 Black-tailed Godwits

Whimbrels

Dunlins

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