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Tuesday 28th April 2015


The overnight westerly wind and patches of cloud produced a scattering of migrants around the observatory today. Migrants included 4 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 6 Common Tern, 3 Sandwich Tern, 4 Little Tern,  18 Whimbrel, 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Redstart, 11 Wheatear, 2 Swallow, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Barnacle Geese and 1 Sanderling (see above).

Ringing: 16 birds ringed this morning including 4 Wheatear, 4 Linnet, 3 Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler and 1 Common Redstart.