Odds and Ends

24th June 2009 - bright and sunny E3
Offshore
Morning observations (0800-0900) produced 50 Manx Shearwater and small numbers of Sandwich Tern, Gannet and Guillemot.
Grounded Migrants
A Wheatear was a further hint of the onset of southbound migration.
Diurnal Migration
A total of 23 Swift and 12 Sand Martin flew through.
Wildfowl and Waders
Teal numbers continue to build slowly and a Whimbrel was logged.