Greenland Wheatears!

The early morning fog quickly cleared leaving a beautiful spring day but little off shore movement

07.00-09.00 with AJG who collated the numbers:

Brent Goose: 41 E

Shelduck: 3 W

Common Scoter: 276 E

Red-breasted Merganser: 7 E

Red-throated Diver: 5 E

Black-throated Diver: 1 E

Fulmar: 1 E

Gannet: 12 around

Oystercatcher: 4 E

Kittiwake: 3 E

Common Tern: 30 E

Auk sp: 3 E

Carrion Crow: 9 in off the sea

We walked around the trapping area and around the Long Pits for little return, c15 each of Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcaps, 2 Common Whitethroats, a Green Woodpecker and c5 Sparrowhawks of note. Around the observatory moat a Ring Ouzel, Black Redstart, more Blackcaps, Whitethroats, Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs could be found.

With news that the Hoopoe had resurfaced Between Boulderwall Farm and the Water Tower, we had a look around the Tower pits to no avail, while doing so Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcaps, Common Whitethroats and Marsh Harriers were seen. 

 Greenland Wheatear

This afternoon on the shingle opposite Jarmans, c15 Wheatears at least 8 of which were Greenland's, although star billing went to an early smart Whinchat, also a White Wagtail, 3 Swallows over and 2 Whimbrel there as well as resident Skylarks and Meadow Pipits.

Whinchat (poor image of a flighty bird)

This evening at Springfield Bridge a Bittern booming, a Garganey, the 2 Tundra Bean Geese and the 2 Cattle Egrets at Brickwall Farm.

Yellow Wagtail at Scotney per MH.

The Plodland moth trap was straining under the weight of a single Common Quaker this morning.