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| 1st |
A light south-easterly
wind for most of the day induced a small movement of
terns with 19 Little Terns and ten Black
Terns of note along with an Arctic Skua.
Two juvenile Mediterranean Gulls and three Yellow-legged
Gulls were also seen.
There was also another arrival of Willow Warblers with 40 being seen whilst other grounded migrants included two Sedge Warbler. Overhead 300 Swifts, 600 Sand Martins and 10 Yellow Wagtails passed through. |
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| 2nd | There was another decent arrival of early migrants with two Green Sandpipers and two Common Sandpipers at the Long Pits and a Grasshopper Warbler, a Garden Warbler and 72 Willow Warblers in the bushes whilst overhead, a Merlin, a Tree Pipit and 24 Yellow Wagtails passed through. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | Willow
Warblers continue to arrive in decent numbers
with at 66 being seen whilst other migrants
included a Hobby, a Greenshank,
three Green Sandpipers, a young Cuckoo,
190 Swifts, 1800 Sand Martins, 12 Yellow
Wagtails and a Garden Warbler.
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| 4th | Most
of the days interest was overhead where a huge
numbers of Swifts passed through in the
late afternoon/evening. During the day another 400
Sand Martins and six Yellow Wagtails
also passed through and single Marsh Harrier
and Hobby were feeding over the area.
There were a few grounded migrants including two Garden Warblers and 35 Willow Warblers. The sea was very quiet and currently there isn't a Patch to attract feeding terns and gulls. |
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| 5th | Conditions
felt perfect for a decent arrival of early autumn
migrants but in the event very little happened.
Just a Garden Warbler and 16 Willow
Warblers were seen in the bushes and five Common
Sandpipers and a Kingfisher were of
note at the Long Pits.
Offshore, a Balearic Shearwater and a flock of 45 Teal flew west. |
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| 6th | A decent arrival of birds into the bushes with good numbers of Whitethroats and Willow Warblers along with seven migrant Reed Warblers, a Sedge Warbler and two Garden Warblers. The highlight of the day was overhead though with a Honey Buzzard flying east and out to sea at 1020hrs. A Green Sandpiper and 430 Swifts also flew over. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | Another decent arrival of birds into the bushes with good numbers of Whitethroats and a few Willow Warblers along with four migrant Reed Warblers and a Sedge Warbler and also a Pied Flycatcher on the power station fence near the Patch. A Spotted Redshank, a Green Sandpiper, 40 Swifts, 10 Yellow Wagtails and a Grey Wagtail flew over. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | The highlight of the day was a Honey Buzzard which came in off the sea at 1015hrs at the Power Station, and then lingered over the area for about 15 minutes before heading off eastwards. A Crossbill along with a Marsh Harrier and 12 Yellow Wagtails also flew over. Grounded migrants included seven Reed Warblers, two Sedge Warblers, a Garden Warbler and 40 Willow Warblers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9th | Migrants
continue to pass through in small numbers with two
Redstarts and a Whinchat of note
along with 20 Yellow Wagtails and 50 Willow
Warblers.
Three Yellow-legged Gulls were seen at the fishing boats. |
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| 10th | Two Redstarts, a Whinchat and 12 Lesser Whitethroats were the highlights of a fairly quiet day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11th | Another fairly quiet day with the highlights being three Hobbies, a Whinchat and 12 Lesser Whitethroats. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12th | Another quiet day with just a Garden Warbler, eight Lesser Whitethroats and 29 Willow Warblers in the bushes whilst overhead, a Marsh Harrier, a Redshank and a Tree Pipit passed through. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13th | A Black Tern was seen at the Patch and two Garden Warblers were seen in the bushes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14th | The birds of the day were two Ravens which flew over the area. A small arrival of grounded migrants included two Garden Warblers and 70 Willow Warblers and a Spotted Redshank flew west. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15th | A
Hobby flew over and a Black Tern was
seen at the Patch.
Also of note, a Great White Egret was seen at Dengemarsh. |
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| 16th | Seawatching
produced a Sooty Shearwater, two Little
Ringed Plovers, a Greenshank and three Black
Terns, all flying west. Two Tree Pipits flew
over the area and three Garden Warblers
were seen in the bushes.
The Great White Egret was seen again at Dengemarsh. |
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| 17th | Two
Snipe, two Yellow-legged Gulls, a Turtle
Dove and a Whinchat were of note on an
otherwise quiet day.
The Great White Egret was seen again at Dengemarsh. |
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| 18th | A
Grey Wagtail flew over and 50 Willow
Warblers were seen on the land.
The Great White Egret was seen again at Dengemarsh. |
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| 19th | The
highlight of the day were five Common Buzzards
which flew over the area in the afternoon. A Greenshank
was also seen.
The Great White Egret was seen again at Dengemarsh. |
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| 20th | A
very quiet day with a single Hobby and 40 Yellow
Wagtails passing overhead and just one Garden
Warbler of note in the bushes.
The Great White Egret was seen again at Dengemarsh.
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| 21st | Very limited coverage produced just two Peregrine Falcons and 10 Yellow Wagtails. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22nd | A
reasonable crop of migrants with two Redstarts,
12 Lesser Whitethroats, a Garden Warbler,
52 Willow Warblers and a Spotted
Flycatcher in the bushes and 25 Yellow
Wagtails passing overhead.
An Arctic Skua was chasing terns offshore. The Great White Egret was still present at Dengemarsh. |
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| 23rd | Most
of the interest was at sea during the early
morning when 412 Gannets, seven Teal,
five Shovelers, a Grey Plover, seven
Whimbrel, seven Arctic Skuas, a Little
Gull, a Roseate Tern and five Black
Terns flew west. Six Mediterranean Gulls
were also feeding offshore in the early evening.
Two Marsh Harriers flew over but it was very quiet in the bushes. The Great White Egret was still present at Dengemarsh. |
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| 24th | An
Arctic Skua flew west and a Great Skua
flew east and two Mediterranean Gulls and
two Little Gulls were feeding offshore.
Very quiet on the land with just two Whinchats of note. The Great White Egret was still present at Dengemarsh. |
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| 25th | A
scattering of migrants in the bushes included a Whinchat,
37 Willow Warblers and a Spotted
Flycatcher whilst overhead, seven Whimbrels,
two Redshanks, 280 Sand Martins, 90 Swallows,
19 Yellow Wagtails and a Grey Wagtail
passed through.
There was very little movement offshore with just one Arctic Skua flying east and a trickle of Gannets flying west in the morning. A juvenile Mediterranean Gull was feeding offshore. The Great White Egret was still present at Dengemarsh. |
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| 26th | The
only birds of interest on the land were two Ravens
which spent about 20 minutes around the pylons
this morning.
Two Little Gulls and a juvenile Mediterranean Gull were feeding offshore. |
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| 27th | A
trickle of birds moving west offshore this morning
included 282 Gannets, a Green Sandpiper,
three Arctic Skuas, four Black Terns
and a Roseate Tern whilst single Mediterranean
Gull and Little Gull were feeding
offshore. Three juvenile Arctic Terns were
also feeding at the Patch.
Very, very quiet on the land. The Great White Egret was still present at Dengemarsh. |
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| 28th | A
very quiet day in strong westerly winds.
Seawatching produced singles of Arctic Skua
and Black Tern and there were signs of a
movement of Common Terns in the evening.
Two Yellow-legged Gulls were also loafing
around the fishing boats.
Very quiet on the land. |
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| 29th | A
brief drop in the wind strength resulted in a
reasonable arrival of migrants into the bushes
with two Redstarts, eight Lesser
Whitethroats, three Garden Warblers, 60
Willow Warblers and three Spotted
Flycatchers whilst three Marsh Harriers
also flew over.
The sea was relatively quiet again although 21 Redshanks, an Arctic Skua and seven Black Terns were seen along with two juvenile Mediterranean Gulls and two Yellow-legged Gulls feeding off the fishing boats. |
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| 30th | The
birds of the day were two Ospreys (one of
which spent some time fishing at the Long Pits)
which flew south over the area and out to sea
during the morning. There was also a good
scattering migrants including a Redstart,
three Sedge Warblers, 34 Willow Warblers
and three Spotted Flycatchers whilst a Marsh
Harrier, four Tree Pipits and six Grey
Wagtails flew over.
There were four Black Terns and a Little Gull at the Patch and three Yellow-legged Gulls at the fishing boats. The Great White Egret was still at Dengemarsh. |
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| 31st | A
disappointing day especially given the weather
conditions with very few migrants on the land and
with four Grey Wagtails and a Grasshopper
Warbler of note.
Also very quiet offshore with just two Arctic Skuas seen. |
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