31st August 2019 – overcast/rain soon/then showers S5/6/7 then W5/4
Offshore
Early morning observations prior to the rain (0700-0800) produced just 10 Common Scoter, 8 Gannet, 3 Manx Shearwater and an adult Black Guillemot. A second period of observations (1100-1200) as the rain cleared to showers and the wind switched added 33 Common Scoter, 15 Gannet, 11 Razorbill, 11 Sandwich Tern, 4 Guillemot, 4 Pintail, 3 Manx Shearwater, 3 Kittiwake, 2 Leach’s Petrel, 2 Fulmar and an Arctic Skua. In addition 3800 Eider and 2 Black Guillemot (adult + juvenile) were off the eastern shore.
Grounded Migrants
Just 2 Wheatear were logged.
Wildfowl and Waders
Wildfowl included 32 Wigeon and 3 Shoveler while 300 Turnstone, 7 Greenshank and 3 Black-tailed Godwit were the best of the waders.
