19 April, 2020

Another fine bright morning but with a north east breeze, but with good numbers of birders around the patch this morning, obviously obersveing  the current self distancing rules a fairly good morning was had my all. First a Garganey flew east at 7:43 and later  a prompt phone call from PB alerted others watching the sea of a distant Manx Shearwater moving west. Combined totals below.

Med Gull - 75E
Garganey - 1E
Bonxie - 6 (2 on Sea – 1W 1E, 2E together)
Sandwich Tern - 35E
Common Tern - 3E
Little Tern - 1W
Whimbrel - 10
Red-throated Diver - 1E
Manx Shearwater - 1W
Brent Geese - 14E
Gannet -30E also 20 offshore following trawler
Fulmar - 1E
Common Scoter - 12E
Great-crested Grebe - 2 os
Oystercatcher - 4E 5W
Grey Partridge - 1 hrd
Meadow Pipit - 10
Swift - 2
Swallow - 10
House Martin - 4
Yellow Wagtail - 3
Wheatear – 3
Whitethroat – 10
Lesser Whitethroat – 1
Blackcap – 16
Willow Warbler – 6
Chiffchaff – 9
Reed Warbler - 2
Bullfinch - 2
Grey Heron - 1
Little Egret - 1
Skylark - 8
Mistle Thrush - 1
Song Thrush - 2
Buzzard - 3
Med Gull moving east in good numbers

Brent Geese

Blackcap