Whinchat and Merlin

17th August 2025 – warm and sunny/hazy SE2/3
Offshore
A scan over the sea revealed 150 Sandwich Tern, 14 Little Tern and 2 Gannet.
Grounded Migrants
Warblers involved 8 Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler and single Blackcap and Lesser Whitethroat. Additional sightings included a single Whinchat amongst 23 Wheatear and 4 White Wagtail.
Diurnal Migration
Morning totals involved 200 Swallow, 12 Sand Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail and single Grey Wagtail and Tree Pipit.
Wildfowl and Waders
The first Shoveler of the autumn appeared and waders included 200 Ringed Plover and 18 Greenshank.
Miscellaneous
Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier and the first Merlin of the autumn were the best of the rest.