At
Long Nab today the passage south included 2 Teal, 43 Oystercatcher, 5
Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 8 Curlew, 46 Redshank, 34 Turnstone, 361 Knot
(a record count for Long Nab, the previous best being 174 on 5th
August 2013), 9 Sanderling, 14 Dunlin, a Ruff, 10 Puffins and 4 Swifts. Moving
north we had 148 Common Scoter, 3 Manx Shearwater, a Shag, an Oystercatcher, 2
Curlew, 110 Sandwich Terns, a Common Tern, a Great Skua and 2 Puffins. From
Marine Drive this evening a few more Knot, Oystercatcher, Whimbrel, an Arctic
Skua and a juvenile Common Gull all heading south.
A
Red Kite was seen over Scalby Mills this evening and a little later over
Holbeck, 6 Mediterranean Gulls were in the South Bay area below Holbeck (3
adults, 2 2nd summers and a 2cy) and a Green Sandpiper was on
Johnson’s Marsh.
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| Red Kite - Scalby Mills - Andy Hall |
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| Mediterranean Gull - South Bay/Holbeck - Andy Hall |
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