Another Velvet Scoter

29th May 2024 – sun and showers W3/4
Offshore
Sightings over the sea (0700-0800) included 535 Common Scoter, 110 Sandwich Tern, 48 Gannet, 43 Kittiwake, 19 Guillemot, 9 Manx Shearwater and single Red-throated Diver and female Velvet Scoter.
Grounded Migrants
Evidenced by a single Spotted Flycatcher.
Diurnal Migration
Swallow and House Martin continue to trickle through.
Miscellaneous
The Hooded Crow remains.