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Thursday 13th August 2015


The continuing easterly winds produce migrants, however not in huge numbers. Heavy cloud and windy conditions today proved difficult for recording with a quiet feel to the observatory.

New migrants today include 39 Teal, 9 Cormorant, 6 Common Tern, 4 Little Tern, 3 Sandwich Tern, 5 Gannet, 1 Lapwing, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Swallow, 1 Nightingale, 2 Pied Flycatcher and 1 male Common Redstart.

This juvenile Kestrel is currently hanging around the site with it's other sibling and parent, most likely bred locally.

Ringing: 6 birds ringed during the morning including 3 Willow Warbler, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Goldfinch and 1 Pied Flycatcher.