Thursday 7 May 2015

Shall i compare thee to a summers day.....

10 Arctic Terns and a Whimbrel passed Whitburn by 7 this morning. No headline birds today but a nice selection on a lovely morning
This is what i saw in order of appearance

Thursday 7th May 05.30-07.00 W1-2

Eider 2n
Sedge Warbler 1 singing from rape field
Common Scoter 2s
Ringed Plover 2s
Arctic Tern 10n
Gannet 19n 3s
Common Gull 6s
Sandwich Tern 1n 17s
Whimbrel 1n
Shag 3s
Common Tern 7n
Sand Martin 1n
Black h Gull 18s (back again)
Swallow 1n
Turnstone 4n
Lesser Whitethroat sing nearly in the obs
Shelduck 2s