Friday, 24th April 2020

Offshore

86 Common Scoters east, 1 Red-breasted Merganser east, 1 Red-throated Diver east, 14 Gannets east, 13,000 Knots west, 1 Arctic Skua east, 1 Razorbill east, 3 Auk sp. east, 42 Sandwich Terns, 5 Common Terns and 79 Arctic Terns east.

Visible Migration

48 Pink-footed Geese north, 8 Whimbrels east, 5 Jackdaws east, 6 Sand Martins north, 25 Swallows north, 2 Yellow Wagtails east, 5 Alba Wagtails north, 11 Tree Pipits north-east, 25 Meadow Pipits north, 11 Linnets east and 16 Goldfinch east.

 Whimbrels

Grounded Migrants 

1 Cuckoo, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroats, 5 Sedge Warblers, 2 Wheatears and 2 White Wagtails.

 Wheatear

Others

1 Little Egret, 100 Ringed Plovers, 23 Whimbrels, 16 Curlews, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 75 Turnstones, 3000 Knots, 1 Ruff, 120 Sanderlings, 1000 Dunlins, 1 Raven and 1 Stonechat.

 Ringed Plover

Thursday, 23rd April 2020

Offshore 

11 Teal east, 176 Common Scoters east, 1 Velvet Scoter east, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers east, 5 Red-throated Divers east, 2 Manx Shearwaters west, 4 Gannets west, 14,000 Knots west, 7 Arctic Skuas east, plus another two birds that came in off the sea & started circling over the golf course and headed high to the SE, 1 Razorbill east, 5 Auk sp. east, 1 Black Tern east, 75 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns east, 1057 Arctic Terns east and 46 Kittiwakes east.

 Arctic Terns (above & below)

Arctic Skua (above & below)

Visible Migration

90 Pink-footed Geese north, 1 Marsh Harrier north, 1 Hen Harrier flew east/north-east offshore, 2 Whimbrels east, 1 Merlin east offshore, 1 Swift east, 5 Carrion Crows north-east, 8 Sand Martins north-east, 47 Swallows north-east, 1 Yellow Wagtail east, 8 Alba Wagtails north-east, 4 Tree Pipits north-east, 36 Meadow Pipits north-east, 11 Linnets east and 31 Goldfinch east.

 Hen Harrier

Grounded Migrants

10 Willow Warblers, 6 Blackcaps, 6 Whitethroats, 3 Sedge Warblers, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 2 Whinchats, 8 Wheatears and 4 White Wagtails.

 Whinchat

 Pied Flycatcher

Others 

1 Little Egret, 115 Ringed Plovers, 1 Golden Plover, 2 Whimbrels, 85 Turnstones, 1000 Knots, 120 Sanderlings, 1200 Dunlins, 2 Common Sandpipers and 1 Stonechat.

Wednesday, 22nd April 2020

Offshore 

4 Teal east, 37 Common Scoters east, 3 Red-breasted mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers east, 25 Gannets east, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Arctic Skua east, 13 Razorbills east, 3 Guillemots east, 39 Auk sp. east, 2 Little Terns east, 70 Sandwich Terns east, 2 Common Terns east, 471 Arctic Terns east plus 500 feeding in the mouth of the bay and 1 Kittiwake east.

 Sandwich Tern

Visible Migration

3 Whimbrels east, 1 Greenshank east, 1 Snipe east, 2 Collared Doves east, 5 Sand Martins north-east, 39 Swallows north-east, 4 Yellow Wagtails east, 16 Alba Wagtails north-east, 4 Tree Pipits north-east, 117 Meadow Pipits north-east, 17 Linnets east, 33 Goldfinch east and 1 Siskin east.

Grounded Migrants 

1 Wood Warbler, 7 Willow Warblers, 4 Blackcaps, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroats, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warblers, 5 Wheatears, 1 Yellow Wagtail and 2 White Wagtails.

 Yellow Wagtail

Wood Warbler

Others

2 Little Egrets, 60 Ringed Plovers, 4 Whimbrels, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 42 Turnstones, 1500 Knots, 80 Sanderlings, 800 Dunlins and 1 Common Sandpiper.

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