Saturday, 1st April 2017

The highlight`s today were two Velvet scoters offshore and a new 2CY Iceland Gull.

Offshore
52 Wigeons east, 19 Teal east, 30 Common Scoters west, 2 Velvet Scoters - flew into the bay & landed on the sea with the Eider flock, 2 Goldeneyes east, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 5 Red-throated Divers east, 1 Auk sp. west and 6 Little Gulls.

Visible Migration
126 Pink-footed Geese north, 2 Golden Plovers east, 9 Wood Pigeons east, 5 Sand Martins north, 3 Swallows north, 2 Grey Wagtails east, 8 Alba Wagtails north, 360 Meadow Pipits north, 3 Chaffinch east, 1 Brambling east, 13 Linnets east, 3 Redpolls east, 14 Goldfinch east, 4 Siskins east and 1 Reed Bunting east.

Grounded Migrants
3 Goldcrests, 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackbirds, 2 Robins and 3 Wheatears.
 
 Willow Warbler

Others 
6 Goldeneyes, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 44 Ringed Plovers, 230 Black-tailed Godwits,170 Turnstones, 165 Sanderlings, 60 Dunlins, 8 Snipe, 1 Iceland Gull and 1 Glaucous Gull.
 
 Ringed Plover

Ringing 
1 Goldcrest, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin and 2 Lesser Redpolls.
 
 Lesser Redpoll

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