Saturday, 6th April 2019

An decent migration day with birds dropping in/moving through throughout the morning, the highlight being a vocal pair of Ring Ouzels first thing. 

Ring Ouzel

Offshore 
11 Common Scoters west, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 6 Red-throated Divers east, 8 Gannets east, 1 Great Crested Grebe east, 2 Razorbills east, 4 Auk sp. east, 27 Sandwich Terns east, 1 Common Tern east, 27 Kittiwakes east and 1 Little Gull east.

Visible Migration 
1 Buzzard east, 2 Whimbrels east, 13 Wood Pigeons east, 3 Rooks east, 4 Carrion Crow north-east, 6 Sand Martins north-east, 4 Swallows north-east, 24 Alba Wagtails north-east, 861 Meadow Pipits north-east, 2 Chaffinch east, 40 Linnets east, 4 Redpolls east, 33 Goldfinch east, 10 Siskins east and 1 Reed Bunting east.
 
 Buzzard

Grounded Migrants 
1 Goldcrest, 3 Chiffchaffs, 7 Willow Warblers, 3 Blackcaps, 2 Ring Ouzels - pair in the gorse clumps first thing, 12 Wheatears, 1 Tree Sparrow, 2 White Wagtails, 1 Brambling, 28 Twite and 1 Siskin.
 
 Twite
 
 Willow Warbler

Others 
6 Wigeons, 1 Gadwall, 11 Teal, 3 Goldeneyes, 1 Little Egret, 16 Grey Plovers, 24 Black-tailed Godwits, 170 Turnstones, 600 Knots, 64 Sanderlings, 3 Snipe, 1 Merlin, 4 Sand Martins, 1 Water Pipit and 50 Linnets.

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