Showers overnight produced
a few grounded migrants around the Lighthouse this morning, the first
couple of circuits producing 30+ Wheatear and 3 Whinchat. As
birds continued to arrive all day the final count for Whinchat had
reached 8 birds. All of yesterdays Redstarts however had appeared to
have left overnight. Two male Lesser Whitethroat continue to
hold territory at the inland end of Lingham Lane whilst at least 11
Common Whitethroat were recorded in the coastal scrub. 10
Sedge Warbler were new in and 5 Blackcap and 5 Reed Warbler
were also recorded. A single Swift passed through early
afternoon. Another Merlin (3rd of spring) was found in Park Lane.
Wader passage included 2
Whimbrel and 3000 Dunlin and 600 Sanderling.
Seawatching today was time
limited however 5 Gannet and 5 Great crested Grebe were
recorded over the tide whilst an evening visit on the ebb tide
produced 150 Sandwich Terns and 10 'Commic' Terns from the
Lighthouse Car park. Although distant their evocative calls heralding
their arrival all the way from their African wintering grounds.
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| Sandwich Tern flock from the Lighthouse car park (AMC) |
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