Wednesday, 17th April 2019


The rising temperature in the afternoon kick started the first good Hirundine movement of the Spring so far.

Offshore
3 Shelducks east, 27 Teal east, 33 Common Scoters east, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 5 Red-throated Divers east, 11 Gannets west, 16 Sandwich Terns east, 24 Arctic Terns east and 5 Kittiwakes east.

Visible Migration
47 Pink-footed Geese north, 8 Whimbrels east, 28 Curlews east, 5 Carrion Crows north-east, 137 Sand Martins north/north-east, 92 Swallows north/north-east, 8 House Martins north/north-east, 9 Tree Pipits north-east, 289 Meadow Pipits north-east, 21 Linnets east, 7 Redpolls east, 15 Goldfinch east and 3 Siskins east.

Grounded Migrants
1 Chiffchaff, 20 Willow Warblers, 6 Blackcaps, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 7 Redwings and 17 Wheatears.

 Grasshopper Warbler

Others
1 Little Egret, 45 Ringed Plovers, 17 Black-tailed Godwits, 137 Turnstones, 52 Sanderlings and 2 Ravens.

Ringing
4 Lesser Redpolls.

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