A Puffin flew
east close inshore this morning giving superb views, the closest IG has ever seen off here. It sounds like Pete at Heysham saw
the same bird later on, again giving excellent views.
Offshore:
47
Common Scoters east, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 3 Red-throated
Divers east, 4 Gannets east, 1 Puffin east, 1 Razorbill
east, 6 Guillemots east, 18 Auk sp. east, 7 Sandwich Terns,
2 Common Terns and 21 Arctic Terns east.
Visible Migration
4 Whimbrels east, 22 Swifts north-east, 3 Sand Martins north-east,
95 Swallows north-east, 4 House Martins north-east,
1 Alba Wagtail north-east, 3 Tree Pipits north-east, 2 Meadow Pipits
north-east, 3 Linnets east, 58 Redpolls east and 23 Goldfinch east.
Swift
Grounded Migrants
1 Whinchat and 2 Wheatears.
Whinchat
Others
6 Grey
Plovers, 110 Ringed Plovers, 14 Whimbrels, 2 Black-tailed
Godwits, 33 Turnstones, 60 Sanderlings and 750 Dunlins.
Mistle Thrush
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