Wednesday 14 May 2014

its my tern..........

2 Roseate Terns went north past Whitburn Obs this morning the first recorded from the obs this year. Hartlepool had some, St Marys had some, Whitburn Steel had some, well at last so has the obs
It was a busy morning for Terns and this is what i saw in order of appearance

Wednesday 14th May 05.05-07.30 NW1-2 cloud cover till 7ish then bright sun

Black h Gull 2n
Common Gull 35n 19s
Whimbrel 2n
Curlew 3n
Common Tern 17n 57s
Gannet 288n 6s
Common Scoter 16n 20s
Puffin 14n 3s
Arctic Tern 7n 2s
Little Tern 1n
Shelduck 5n
Sanderling 35n
Swallow 3n
Sandwich Tern 10n 353s
Sparrowhawk 1n
Tufted Duck 2s
Roseate Tern 2n
Manx Shearwater 1n
Red th Diver 1n 1s
Eider 2n