There was
another arrival of migrants today with Willow Warblers being the most
numerous. Two singing male Wood Warblers were located in the early
afternoon, and whilst watching these a singing male Pied Flycatcher was
found. Other highlights today were four late Whooper Swans, ten Black
Terns feeding offshore in amongst seventy Arctic Terns and a good count of 93 Whimbrels.
Wood Warbler
Offshore
4
Shelducks east, 189 Common Scoters east, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 5
Red-throated Divers east, 1 Manx Shearwater east, 3 Gannets east, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 2 Arctic Skuas east, 2 Guillemots east,
5 Auk sp. east, 8 Black Terns, 25 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns and
155 Arctic Terns east plus 70 feeding offshore mid morning.
Visible
Migration
4 Whooper Swans north, 2 Whimbrels east, 7 Sand Martins
north-east, 68 Swallows north-east, 3 House Martins north-east, 1
Yellow Wagtail east, 3 Alba Wagtails north-east, 6 Tree Pipits north-east, 14
Meadow Pipits north-east, 4 Linnets east, 13 Redpolls east, 23 Goldfinch east and 1 Siskin east.
Whooper Swans
Grounded Migrants
2 Wood Warblers, 35 Willow Warblers, 1
Blackcap, 2
Garden Warblers, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 9 Wheatears and 1
White Wagtail.
Pied Flycatcher
Others
105
Ringed Plovers, 93 Whimbrels, 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 42 Turnstones, 55
Sanderlings, 500 Dunlins and 2 Common Sandpipers.
Whimbrels
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