A decent migration day with the highlights being a brief singing male Corn
Bunting on the Golf Course, a 'Mealy' Redpoll trapped & ringed, plus the first
Whitethroat and Whinchat of the year.
Offshore
42 Common Scoters east, 6 Red-throated Divers east, 2 Manx
Shearwaters west, 3 Gannets west, 2 Great Crested Grebes east, 1 Razorbill east, 4
Arctic Terns east and 8 Sandwich Terns.
Visible Migration
667 Pink-footed Geese north, 1 Whimbrel east, 91 Wood
Pigeons east, 2 Collared Doves east, 1 Rook east, 6 Carrion Crows north-east, 2
Sand Martins north, 7 Swallows north, 2 Yellow Wagtails east, 1 Grey Wagtails east, 10
Alba Wagtails north, 9 Tree Pipits north, 109 Meadow Pipits north, 1 Chaffinch east, 31
Linnets east, 37 Redpolls east, 33 Goldfinch east and 4 Siskins east.
Pink-footed Geese
Grounded Migrants
2 Chiffchaffs, 20 Willow Warblers, 15 Blackcaps, 4
Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat,
30 Wheatears, 4 White Wagtails and 1 Corn Bunting.
Whinchat
Blackcap
Whitethroat
Others
2 Gadwalls, 1 Little Egret, 1 Whimbrel, 22 Black-tailed Godwits,
130 Turnstones, 500 Knots and 36 Dunlins.
Ringing
1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackbird, 1 House Sparrow, 1 'Mealy' Redpoll and
10 Lesser Redpolls.
Mealy and Lesser Redpoll
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