GORING GAP:
Trektellen Movement was evident as soon as the whistle blew this morning, maintained full flow until mid-morning and trickled on till about midday. I ended up with 260
Yellow Wagtails through, almost entirely east (and including flocks of up to 42), with 1,180
Swallows, 70
Sand Martins, 23
House Martins, a
Swift, two
Meadow Pipits heading the same way. Nine
Grey Wagtails added further spice to the day as they clinked overhead and a single
Pied Wagtail headed west. A juvenile
Red Kite cruised west and a couple of glances offshore revealed a
Shelduck and a
Gannet. Grounded migrants included three
Redstarts, a
Tree Pipit, a
Whinchat, four
Wheatears, a
Willow Warbler, seven
Whitethroats and a
Blackcap. The
Treecreeper was calling in the Plantation, where a
Coal Tit was singing. A flock of 17
Dunlin flew strongly inland and wader counts included seven
Oystercatchers, 36
Ringed Plovers, 70
Turnstones and 13
Sanderlings. 15
Sandwich Terns entered the roost field and 22
Little Egrets and three
Common Gulls were also noted.
DKC
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| Whinchat DKC |
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| female Redstart - the other two were 1CY males DKC |
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| juvenile Red Kite DKC |
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| Wheatear DKC |
