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Saturday 27th April 2013

Cold with light northerlies with showers early afternoon. Apart from the Subalpine Warbler that continued to show well and a male Ring Ouzel, there was a mass departure of migrants over night. The only migrants about were 29 Wheatears, 11 Willow Warblers, 6 Blackcaps, 15 Whitethroats, a female Redstart, 2 Swallows and a Yellow Wagtail. Offshore movement involved Common Scoters (206N, 15S), a Sandwich Tern north, 3 Gannets south and 2 Little Terns south.

18 birds were ringed; 6 Wheatear, 3 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat and single Linnet, Great Tit, Sparrowhawk and Woodpigeon.