19th April 2018

GEORGE V AVENUE-GORING GAP: Today's Trektellen. Highlights moving today included 13 Little Gulls, four Arctic Skuas, a Whimbrel, four Little Terns, a Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 103 Linnets, 140 Common Scoters, three Shelducks, a Fulmar, 80 Sandwich Terns, 32 Common(/'Commic') Terns, three Kittiwakes, ten Mediterranean Gulls, six Dunlin, a Red-throated Diver, 16 Gannets, two Meadow Pipits and two Swallows.
Four Wheatears were at the Gap, 2 Mediterranean Gulls flew over north-west at 2pm. NB/DKC/GDM/MP

1 of the 4 Wheatears at Goring Gap - these birds appeared to have features consistent with the Greenland race 'leucorhoa' although sometimes difficult to conclusively identify in the field, these birds were noticeably bigger, brighter birds with a bolder supercillium. For me the bill seems bulkier too, for any that are interested there is a interesting artcle here Greenland Wheatear article . Their migration route is quite astounding too....google Greenland Wheatear to find out more!  NB