A strong southerly air flow greeted us this morning, turning stronger throughout the day and into the evening with light spells of rain. A rather choppy sea today. Very few migrants were evident today at the observatory with most of yesterdays birds having already cleared out, carrying on with their migrations further south.
New migrants today included 3 Pied Flycatcher, 3 Whinchat, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Swallow, 1 Swift, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Turnstone, 8 Fulmar, 1 Gannet, 1 Kittiwake and 1 Sandwich Tern.
Ringing: 5 birds ringed during the morning including 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Woodpigeon, 1 Robin and 1 Greenfinch.