Friday 10 August 2012

Latest sightings 5th to 10th August 2012

No sign of a fall of migrants this last week as can happen in the right conditions at this time and it has been generally very quiet. Notes from the log as follows:-
5th August :- 3 Wheatears, 2 Whitethroats, 4 Grey Plovers. (DB+ESCA,CJW,RTW,EKW,NLW)
6th August :- 28 Gannets, 860 Dunlin, 800 Sandwich Terns, 500 Common Terns, 80 Ringed Plover, 2 Wheatears, 1 Willow Warbler, a female Eider. (CJW et al, NDW)
7th August :- 35 Gannets, 780 Dunlin, 8 Whimbrel, 1 Little Egret, 75 Little Terns,1 Whitethroat. Ringed :- 1 Blackbird.  (DB,CJW et al)    [ 704-29 ]
8th August :- 18 Gannets, 1200 Dunlin, 120 Ringed Plover, 21 Redshank, 9 Grey Herons, 7 Whimbrel, 120 Little Tern, 2 Wheatears, 2 Willow Warblers, 1 Whitethroat.  Ringed :- 1 Willow Warbler. (DB,CJW et al)  [ 705-29 ]
9th August :- 1 Juvenile Redstart, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 70 Little Tern. Ringed 1 Linnet. (CJW et al)    [ 706-29 ] 
10th August :- 1 Common Sandpiper, 39 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Skylark (down on Middle Eye). (DB,CJ,CJW, Simon Lloyd et al)

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