8th May 2021 – rain E5/6/7, brighter later SSE3
Notice
Please note that South Walney Nature Reserve is open though the hides and visitor centre remain closed to comply with social distancing measures, please remember the rule of six.
Offshore
Early morning observations in increasingly heavy rain (0545-0645) produced 112 Sandwich Tern, 28 Gannet, 18 Common Scoter, 5 Guillemot, 4 Red-throated Diver and a Manx Shearwater. Later observations as conditions eased and the rain abated (1400-1600) added 415 Sandwich Tern, 78 Guillemot, 58 Gannet, 11 Common Scoter, 8 Kittiwake, 7 Red-throated Diver, 3 Manx Shearwater, 2 Arctic Tern and single Little Tern, Great Skua and Arctic Skua.
Diurnal Migration
Two Swift were the first of the year.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 7 Whimbrel.
Miscellaneous
The long-staying Hooded Crow is still in residence.
