Sunday 15th February 2015

Migration watch; 07.45 - 11.20hrs.
On the move (south unless stated) were 34 Red-throated Diver north, 25 Fulmar + 10 north (including one Blue Fulmar seen heading north before returning south), 115 Gannet + 26 north, 4 Cormorant + 4 north, 3 Shag + 15 north, 2 White-fronted Geese, 3 Eider north, 1 Common Scoter + 1 north, 8 Black-headed Gull + 6 north, 17 Common Gull + 2 north, 437 Herring Gull, 12 Great Black-backed Gull, 14 Kittiwake and 680 Auk sp + 55 north.
Elsewhere the Pintail was on Johnson's Marsh, 18 Purple Sandpiper were in the Harbour, an Eider, a Red-breasted Merganser and 3 Goosander were at Scalby Mills, a Wigeon, a Teal, 11 Goosander and an Oystercatcher was at Harwood Dale, 4 Goldeneye were on Wykeham South Lake, 73 Wigeon, 15 Teal, 2 Gadwall, 1 Shoveler, 345 Lapwing, a Golden Plover were at Potter Brompton Carr, the Scaup, 3 Goldeneye and 4 Goosander were on the Mere and 23 Grey Heron, 10 Gadwall and 132 Greylag Geese were at Scampstone.