Thursday 14 July 2016

Goodness Gracious Great Northern Diver.....

Great Northern Diver and 26 Manxies passed Whitburn Obs by 07.15 this morning. Goodness Gracious indeed that's 40 Great Northern we've had at Whitburn so far this year as another went south early morning.
This is what i saw in order of appearance

Thursday 14th July 04.45-07.15 WNW2 cloud 4/8

Gannet 164n 34s
Manxie 26n
Puffin 16n
Common Scoter 7n 1s
Whimbrel 5n 2s
Black h Gull 16n 2s
Sand Martin 16s
Common Tern 5n 2s
Redshank 3n
Great northern Diver 1s 05.20 sum plum
Common Gull 1n 4s
Sandwich Tern 5n 18s
Arctic Tern 5n 4s
Bar tailed Godwit 1n
Red th Diver 3s
Red br Merganser 1n
Curlew 1n
Wheatear 1 along wall
LBBGull 1n
Eider 12n