Friday, 24th March 2017

Another decent 'vis' day with the first Osprey of the year flying through being the highlight.

Offshore 
27 Common Scoters west, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 10 Red-throated Divers east, 1 Great Crested Grebe east, 1 Auk sp. west and 9 Kittiwakes east.

Visible Migration 
34 Whooper Swans north, 11 Pink-footed Geese north, 1 Osprey - flew north very high mid-afternoon, 16 Wood Pigeons east, 1 Kestrel north, 6 Magpies east, 11 Jackdaws east, 4 Rooks east, 32 Carrion Crows north-east, 4 Sand Martins north-east, 3 Starlings east, 44 Alba Wagtails north-east, 806 Meadow Pipits north-east, 1 Chaffinch east, 32 Linnets east, 73 Goldfinch east, 32 Siskins east and 4 Reed Buntings east.
 
 Goldfinch

Grounded Migrants
10 Goldcrests, 5 Chiffchaffs, 12 Wheatears and 1 White Wagtail.
 
 Chiffchaff

Others
2 Shovelers, 3 Goldeneyes, 23 Ringed Plovers, 375 Black-tailed Godwits, 160 Turnstones, 50 Sanderlings, 65 Dunlins, 600 Redshanks, 1 Iceland Gull and 1 Glaucous Gull.
 
 Black-tailed Godwits

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