September 25th

The forecast gale force NW wind and showers arrived this morning and although it was very slow at times there were occasions when pulses of birds moved through. Between 0615 and 1810 the following were counted mainly flying west: 23 Great Skuas (20W 3E), 8 Common Terns, 2 Wigeon, 1 Mediterranean Gull flying E, 2 Pintail, 22 Sandwich Terns, 4 Gannets, 1 Shelduck, 26 Arctic Skuas, 1 Peregrine, 1 Little Gull, 1 juvenile Long-tailed Skua, 3 Arctic Terns, 2 Snipe, 240 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Curlew, 79 Oystercatchers flying E, 1 Little Egret and 7 Bar-tailed Godwits.