Tuesday 7 June 2016

Sunday 5th June 2016

Migration watch; 06.45 – 10.15hrs and 16.25 – 19.10hrs.
On the move (north unless stated) were 87 Common Scoter, 1 Red-throated Diver, 85 Fulmar + 1 south, 12 Manx Shearwater, 1 Cormorant south, 1 Curlew, 3 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern + 3 south, 1 'Commic' Tern, 2578 Auk sp, 129 Puffin + 5 south, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Swallow and 4 House Martin.
At last the first Honey Buzzards of the year were seen, the first, a displaying male, from the Wykeham raptor viewpoint and another, a female, was seen drifting south over Harwood Dale. A Red Kite was also seen from the viewpoint and a Pink-footed Goose was seen on Harwood Dale Lake.

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