Osprey

23rd July 2024 – bright and sunny WNW2/3
Offshore
A check of the sea revealed 53 Sandwich Tern, 10 Common Scoter, 3 Shag and a Gannet.
Grounded Migrants
A White Wagtail was an unusual date and 3 Willow Warbler and a Lesser Whitethroat were logged.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 1932 Oystercatcher, 1286 Curlew, 259 Redshank, 195 Dunlin, 100 Sanderling, 32 Turnstone, 27 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Greenshank, 4 Whimbrel and a Common Sandpiper.
Miscellaneous
An Osprey was the first of the year.