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Tuesday 25 October 2011

Late Sand Martin

Highlight of the last few days around the patch was a Sand Martin seen by the lighthouse on Saturday 22nd, which I think is latest date I have ever seen one locally so a good record.

My first Woodcock of the autumn was flushed off the clifftop along the golfcourse also on Saturday, although few other migrants have been noted recently apart from numerous flocks of Starlings coming in-off, and a few Redpolls continue to pass through each day.

Offshore good numbers of Little Gulls have been noted lingering, with good numbers of Kittiwakes and a few Arctic and Common Terns also joining these feeding flocks. A few Shags have started to appear offshore, along with Guillemots and Razorbills, and a single Bonxie was also seen passing by.