A few Twite continue to linger

6th April 2019 – bright and sunny SE1/2
Offshore
A check of the sea yielded 25 Kittiwake, 9 Sandwich Tern and single Gannet and Red-throated Diver.
Grounded Migrants
Wheatear numbers begin to build with 18 birds logged.
Diurnal Migration
Three Sand Martin were logged along with single Siskin and Tree Sparrow.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 900 Golden Plover and 3 Greenshank. At least 207 pale-bellied Brent Geese remain.
Miscellaneous
Single Buzzard and a small group of 16 Twite were the best of the rest.