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Friday 20th August 2021


Common Terns

 Another pleasant, calm, overcast morning but still quiet on the migrant front; heading south today were 7 Redshank, 17 Mediterranean Gulls, 4 Shelduck, 5 Oystercatchers, a Little Egret, 2 Dunlin, a Grey Plover, 24 Swallows, 3 Sand Martins and a Swift.

On the land birds of note comprised 4 Yellow Wagtails, 8 Willow Warblers and 4 Wheatears.

Ringing: Robin 3, Willow Warbler 2, Whitethroat 1


A few of the more regular scarce migrants like Palpita vitrealis are now turning up