Seawatch 0715-0900, 0915-0940
Kittiwake - 530 in four flocks, 260 max, the latter a very close, high, overhead flock first detected by hearing them! This flock went even higher into the sky after swirling around for a bit, then seemed to head to the west, back out to sea, not inland. The conditions, a moderate north-westerly with spits and spots of drizzle and low cloud on the hills were not very enticing for overland migration
Gannet - 7
Red-throated Diver - 20, some in summer plumage (& see below)
Meadow Pipit - 15 NE
Linnet - 1 NE
Seawatch over high tide (thanks Mike)
Razorbill - one out
Common Scoter - 8 out
Red-throated Diver - 4
Shag - 2CY still in harbour
Grounded
Bearing in mind the first bird I heard when I arrived home late afternoon (High Tatham on the northern edge of Bowland) was a singing Willow Warbler, we maybe should have done some first thing checking for grounded stuff when the wind, by all accounts was quite light. In other words, don't dismiss north-westerlies when accompanied by some lowish cloud and murk. However, there were none singing on the reserve or along Moneyclose Lane/dog track from at least mid-morning
Ocean Edge foreshore
Wheatear - 2
Linnet - 25
Knot - 3,100
Bar-tailed Godwit - 825
Dunlin - 110
Moths
Singles of Powdered Quaker, (rather late) March Moth, Hebrew Character and Clouded Drab
