Tuesday, 29th May 2018

Offshore 

11 Common Scoters east, 8 Gannets east, 3 Guillemots east, 11 Sandwich Terns, 40 Arctic Terns east and 2 Kittiwakes east.

 

 Sandwich Terns

Arctic Terns

Visible Migration:

7 Swifts east, 24 Swallows east, 6 House Martins east and 1 Redpoll east.

Grounded Migrants

1 Spotted Flycatcher.

Others 

19 Ringed Plovers, 100 Sanderlings and 30 Dunlins.

Monday, 28th May 2018

Offshore:

2 Common Scoters east, 2 Manx Shearwaters west, 7 Gannets east, 1 Guillemot east, 13 Sandwich Terns, 46 Arctic Terns east and 15 Kittiwakes east.

Visible Migration 

1 Hobby drifted east, 17 Swallows east and 2 Redpolls east.

 

 Hobby

Grounded Migrants 

1 Cuckoo, 2 Spotted Flycatchers and 3 Whinchats.

 

 Whinchat

Others:

24 Ringed Plovers, 2 Turnstones, 90 Sanderlings, 35 Dunlins and 1 Grey Wagtail.

Sunday, 27th May 2018

Offshore:

3 Greylag Geese east, 21 Canada Geese east, 3 Common Scoters east, 4 Manx Shearwaters west, 18 Gannets east, 1 Arctic Skua east, 2 Guillemots east, 3 Auk sp. east, 12 Sandwich Terns, 14 Arctic Terns east and 7 Kittiwakes east.

 

 Canada Geese

Visible Migration

6 Swifts east, 1 Sand Martin east, 119 Swallows east and 10 House Martins east.

Grounded Migrants

2 Spotted Flycatchers, 1 Whinchat and 1 Wheatear.

 

 Whinchat

Others

27 Ringed Plovers, 5 Turnstones, 100 Sanderlings and 32 Dunlins.

Saturday, 26th May 2018

An excellent migration day with a good sea passage and a large Swift/hirundine movement. The highlight was both Puffin and a spanking Black Guillemot off the Point.

Swift

Offshore

11 Common Scoters east, 1 Red-throated Diver east, 1 Fulmar east, 9 Manx Shearwaters east, 104 Gannets east,  1 Shag east, 2 Great Crested Grebes west, 2 Arctic Skuas east, 1 Puffin east, 1 Black Guillemot west, 3 Razorbills east, 16 Guillemots east, 11 Auk sp. east, 23 Sandwich Terns,156 Arctic Terns east and 9 Kittiwakes east.

 

 Arctic Skuas

Gannets

Visible Migration

112 Swifts east, 3 Sand martins east, 276 Swallows east and 128 House Martins east.

Grounded Migrants

1 Goldcrest, 1 Willow Warbler and 1 Spotted Flycatcher.

Others 

26 Ringed Plovers, 3 Whimbrels, 8 Turnstones, 125 Sanderlings, 35 Dunlins and 1 Grey Wagtail.

Friday, 25th May 2018

Offshore

5 Common Scoters east, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers east, 1 Red-throated Diver east, 8 Manx Shearwaters east, 23 Gannets east, 2 Guillemots east, 19 Sandwich Terns west, 1 Common Tern west, 35 Arctic Terns east and 2 Kittiwakes east.

Visible Migration

21 Swifts east, 57 Swallows east/north-east and 7 House Martins east/north-east.

Others

33 Ringed Plovers, 4 Turnstones, 130 Sanderlings and 45 Dunlins.

 

 Linnet

Thursday, 24th May 2018

Offshore

20 Common Scoters east, 1 Red-throated Diver east, 4 Manx Shearwaters west, 21 Gannets east, 1 Arctic Skua east, 6 Guillemots east, 11 Auk sp. east, 1 Black Tern east, 15 Sandwich Terns, 132 Arctic Terns east, 2 Kittiwakes east and 1 Little Gull east.

 

 Arctic Terns

Visible Migration

28 Swallows north.

Others 

37 Ringed Plovers, 3 Turnstones, 130 Sanderlings and 85 Dunlins.

Wednesday, 23rd May 2018

Offshore 

4 Common Scoters east, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers east, 6 Manx Shearwaters east, 18 Gannets east, 1 Arctic Skua east, 5 Guillemots east, 9 Auk sp. east, 10 Sandwich Terns, 1 Common Tern east, 31 Arctic Terns east and 8 Kittiwakes east.

Visible Migration

31 Swallows north.

Others 

40 Ringed Plovers, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Turnstones, 150 Sanderlings and 90 Dunlins.

 

 Dunlin