An early sea watch by the Veron’s returned our first our first 2016 records of Sooty Shearwater, Black Tern and Arctic Tern. Full list as follows
10 Great Skuas 1, Arctic Skua 2 Black Terns, 13 Sandwich Terns, 13 Common/Arctic Terns, 5 Sooty Shearwaters, 4 Balearic Shearwaters, 2 Manx Shearwaters.
Despite moderate NW winds the majority of our Essex Farm nets were perfectly sheltered and we processed 51 birds. 41 new ringed birds included: 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 21 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat and 11 Chiffchaff.
During today some 200 Swallows were favouring the south cliffs and This evening there was a single Knot and 3 Curlew on Longis beach.