A quieter day

7th September 2014 – bright and sunny NE1 then NW3/4
Offshore
A total of 25 Sandwich Tern was the best the sea could muster.
Grounded Migrants
Clear blue skies produced little in thw way of grounded birds with 16 Robin, 3 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat and single Whinchat, Willow Warbler and Goldcrest logged.
Diurnal Migration
Passage included 100 Meadow Pipit, 50 Swallow, 22 Tree Sparrow, 12 Pied/White Wagtail, 8 Grey Wagtail, 4 Skylark and a Tree Pipit.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 610 Sanderling, 7 Black-tailed Godwit and a Little Stint.
Miscellaneous
Little Egret remain the best of the rest.