SPURN BIRD OBSERVATORY – AUGUST 2003
Main movements and falls, etc, with unusual species and race in bold
1st Southerly passage; Whimbrel 61, Wood Pigeon 2, Swift 210, Sand Martin 20, Swallow 20, Flava Wagtail 2. Grounded migrants ; Yellow Wagtail 3, Black Redstart 1, Willow Warbler 3. Seabirds ; Fulmar 1, Gannet 53, Arctic Skua 4, Little Gull 5, Yellow-legged Gull 1, Sandwich Tern 491, Commic Tern 2380, Common Tern 35, Arctic Tern 22, Little Tern 7, lack Tern 1, Guillemot 13. General ; Marsh Harrier 1, Whimbrel 15.
2nd Southerly passage ; Whimbrel 7, Sand Martin 27, Swallow 232, Flava Wagtail 10.
Grounded migrants ; Tree Pipit 1, Meadow Pipit 25, Flava Wagtail 4, Black Redstart 1, Wheatear 1, Garden Warbler 1, Willow Warbler 80. Seabirds ; Red-throated Diver 1, Great Crested Grebe 1, Gannet 43, Arctic Skua 2, Little Gull 450, Kittiwake 37, Sandwich Tern 186, Commic Tern 3000, Common Tern 113, Arctic Tern 4, Black Tern 1, Guillemot 1. General ; Whimbrel 8, Spotted Redshank 1.
3rd Southerly passage ; Oystercatcher 43, Knot 70, Sanderling 40, Bar-tailed Godwit 39, Black –tailed Godwit 1, Whimbrel 5. Grounded migrants ; Flava Wagtail 3, Willow Warbler 54, Pied Flycatcher 8. Seairds ; Fulmar 5, Gannet 8, Little Gull 1200, Kittiwake 23, Sandwich Tern 485, Commic Tern 2500, Common Tern 200, Arctic Tern 34.
General ; Tufted Duck 2, Eider 11, Common Scoter 120, Merlin 1, Curlew Sandpiper3, Whimbrel 6, Green Sandpiper 2.
4th Southerly passage ; Marsh Harrier 1, Oystercatcher 9, Sanderling 28, Dunlin 9, Meadow Pipit 22. Grounded migrants ; Cuckoo 2, Flava Wagtail 2, Redstart 1, Whinchat 2, Wheatear 1, Garden Warbler 2, Willow Warbler 25, Pied Flycatcher 6.
Seabirds ; Cormorant 40, Little Gull 2000, Sandwich Tern 345, Common Tern 3050, Actic Tern 59. General ; Common Scoter 140, Curlew Sandpiper 2, Black-tailed Godwit 1, Whimbrel 13, Spotted Redshank 1, Greenshank 4.
5th Southerly passage ; Oystercatcher 533, Knot 33, Sanderling 67, Dunlin 58, Whimbrel 2, Redshank 20, Meadow Pipit 3. Grounded migrants ; Cuckoo 1, Hoopoe 1 was present late afternoon at the Potato Fields, Whinchat 2, Lesser Whitethroat 8, Garden Warbler 3, Willow Warbler 21, Pied Flycatcher 16. Seabirds ; Fulmar 1, Gannet 7, Little Gull 1000, Sandwich Tern 620, Commic Tern 6360 pre-roost movement, Common Tern 100, Arctic Tern 27, Puffin 1.
General ; Curlew Sandpiper 2, Green Sandpiper 1.
6th Southerly passage ; Marsh Harrier 1, Whimbrel 22, Swift 4.
Grounded migrants ; Flava Wagtail 3, Whinchat 3, Lesser Whitethroat 9, Whitethroat 30, Garden Warbler 1, Willow Warbler 14, Pied Flycatcher 5. Seabirds ; Manx Shearwater 3, Little Gull 200, Sandwich Tern 158, Commic Tern 6400 resting on the mud.
7th Southerly passage ; Oystercatcher 9, Swallow 150. Grounded migrants ; Kingfisher 1, Flava Wagtail 4, Whinchat 1, Lesser Whitethroat 5, Whitethroat 30, Garden Warbler 1, Willow Warbler 11, Pied Flycatcher 2. Seabirds ; Fulmar 2, Gannet 2, Arctic Skua 4, Little Gull 135. General ; Short-eared Owl 1.
8th Grounded migrants ; Cuckoo 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Whinchat 5, Lesser Whitethroat 6, Chiffchaff 1, Willow Warbler 9. Seabirds ; Gannet 11, Little Gull 1.
9th Southerly passage ; Grey Heron 1, Oystercatcher 99, Knot 5, Whimbrel 7, Greenshank 3, Green Sandpiper 3, Alba Wagtail 5. Grounded migrants ; Tree Pipit 1, Whinchat 3, Wheatear 1, Song Thrush 1, Sedge Warbler 1, Lesser Whitethroat 9, Whitethroat 25, Garden Warbler 2, Willow Warbler 47, Pied Flycatcher 7. Seabirds ; Gannet 23, Little Gull 142, Kittiwake 53, Sandwich Tern 250, Common Tern 1100, Arctic Tern 20, Black Tern 1.
General ; Marsh Harrier 1, Curlew Sandpiper 2, Ruff 1, Greenshank 12, Green Sandpiper 3, Wood Sandpiper 1 (1st of year ).
10th Southerly passage ; Marsh Harrier 2, Wigeon 2, Teal 4, Oystercatcher 38, Ruff 3, Black-tailed Godwit 3, Greenshank 6, Sand Martin 9, House Martin 4.
Grounded migrants ; Cuckoo 1, Tree Pipit 2, Flava Wagtail 3, Whinchat 17, Wheatear 3, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler 24, Pied Flycatcher 27. Seabirds ; Fulmar 1, Gannet 18, Arctic Skua 8, Pomarine Skua 1, Kittiwake 65, Sandwich Tern 286, Commic Tern 117, Little Tern 4. General ; Curlew Sandpiper 2.
11th Southerly passage ; Oystercatcher 60. Grounded migrants ; Kingfisher 1, Redstart 1, Whinchat 7, Wheatear 1, Whitethroat 12, Willow Warbler 9, Pied Flycatcher 5.
Seabirds ; Fulmar 2, Gannet 16, Cormorant 47, Arctic Skua 9, Bonxie 2, Little Gull 3, Kittiwake 15, Sandwich Tern 447, Commic Tern 59. General ; Teal 3, Shoveler 2.
12th Southerly passage ; Marsh Harrier 1, Oystercatcher 208, Common Snipe 6 in, Swallow 140.
Grounded migrants ; Swift 1, Flava Wagtail 1, Whinchat 2, Wheatear 1, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Whitethroat 15, Willow Warbler 12, Spotted Flycatcher 2, Pied Flycatcher 12.
Seabirds ; Fulmar 7, Arctic Skua 7, Sandwich Tern 5.
13th Southerly passage ; Oystercatcher 171, Ringed Plover 7, Knot 72, Sanderling 28, Dunlin 36, Black-tailed Godwit 6, Whimbrel 40, Swift 1, Sand Martin 6, Swallow 31.
Grounded migrants ; Swift 2, Whinchat 17, Wheatear 6, Lesser Whitethoat 1, Whitethroat 9, Willow Warbler 3, Pied Flycatcher 2. Seabirds ; Fulmar 16, Little Gull 1, Kittiwake 34, Sandwich Tern 282, Commic Tern 471, Common Tern 12, Little Tern 7, Black Tern 1.
General ; Merlin 1, Ruff 2, Greenshank 1.
14th Southerly passage ; Oystercatcher 30, Whimbrel 12, Sand Martin 2, Swallow 17, House Martin 9. Grounded migrants ; Flava Wagtail 1, Whinchat 15, Wheatear 6, Reed Warbler 2, Lesser Whitethroat 7, Whitethroat 31, Willow Warbler 8, Pied Flycatcher 3.
Seabirds ; Fulmar 3, Manx Shearwater 4, Gannet 52, Arctic Skua 9, Bonxie 1, Kittiwake 71, Sandwich Tern 167, Common Tern 50. General ; Teal 2, Marsh Harrier 1, Stock Dove 1, Short-eared Owl 1.
15th Southerly passage ; Marsh Harrier 1, Merlin 1, Oystercatcher 109, Sand Martin 9, Meadow Pipit 9. Grounded migrants ; Flava Wagtail 3, Tree Pipit 1, Whinchat 12, Wheatear 3, Willow Warbler 16. Seabirds ; Fulmar 4, Sooty Shearwater 1, Gannet 30, Arctic Skua 5, Sandwich Tern 179, Commic Tern 55, Common Tern 67, Arctic Tern 2, Guillemot 3. General ; Curlew Sandpiper 1, Spotted Redshank 1, Green Sandpiper 1. A Long-tailed Skua was reported on birdline, but no details were handed in to the Observatory.
16th Southerly passage ; Marsh Harrier 1, Oystercatcher 161, Whimbrel 1, Sand Martin 28, Swallow 36, House Martin 16, Tree Sparrow 14. Grounded migrants ; Flava Wagtail 2, Whinchat 14, Lesser Whitethroat 11, Whitethroat 30, Garden Warbler 1, Willow Warbler 7, Pied Flycatcher 2, Siskin 1.
Seabirds ; Fulmar 24, Sooty Shearwater 4, Manx Shearwater 10, Storm Petrel 1 south close inshore, Gannet 118, Pomarine Skua 2, Arctic Skua 19, Bonxie 3, Kittiwake 48, Sandwich Tern 207, Commic Tern 140, Common Tern 42, Guillemot 10.
17th Southerly passage ; Teal 12, Tufted Duck 1, Oystercatcher 115, Golden Plover 12.
Grounded migrants ; Cuckoo 1, Tree Pipit 2, Flava Wagtail 4, Whinchat 13, Wheatear 1, Song Thrush 1, Whitethroat 17, Garden Warbler 1, Willow Warbler 4, Spotted Flycatcher 1, Pied Flycatcher 5. Seabirds ; Fulmar 1, Gannet 48, Cormorant 52, Pomarine Skua 1, Arctic Skua 47, Little Gull 1650, Sandwich Tern 323, Commic Tern 1260, Common Tern 276, Black Tern 1. General ; Teal 2, Eider 4, Common Scoter 117, Ruff 1, Black-tailed Godwit 1, Whimbrel 12, Barn Owl 1.
18th Southerly passage ; Teal 4, Pintail 6, Marsh Harrier 1, Oystercatcher 39, Knot 22, Whimbrel 2, Sand Martin 2, Swallow 28, House Martin 48. Grounded migrants ; Swift 10, Flava Wagtail 26, Whinchat 14, Wheatear 3, Grasshopper Warbler 1, Lesser Whitethroat 7, Whitethroat 25, Willow Warbler 7, Pied Flycatcher 9. Seabirds ; Gannet 6, Pomarine Skua 3, Arctic Skua 11, Little Gull 26, Yellow-legged Gull 1, Sandwich Tern 219, Commic Tern 2272, Common Tern 400, Little Tern 1. General ; Little Ringed Plover 1, Black-tailed Godwit 1.
19th Southerly passage ; Marsh Harrier 1, Oystercatcher 18, Knot 14, Whimbrel 25, Swift 15, House Martin 1.
Grounded migrants ; Tree Pipit 1, Flava Wagtail 2, Whinchat 14, Wheatear 2, Lesser Whitethroat 7, Willow Warbler 12, Spotted Flycatcher 1, Pied Flycatcher 2.
Seabirds ; Fulmar 1, Gannet 35, Arctic Skua 10, Bonxie 1, Little Gull 1, Kittiwake 38, Sandwich Tern 439, Commic Tern 4350, Little Tern 6, Guillemot 4, Razorbill 2. General ; Sanderling c.800, Curlew Sandpiper 2, Purple Sandpiper 1 (1st of year ).
20th Southerly passage ; Oystercatcher 65, Whimbrel 1, Swift 5, Swallow 25, House Martin 1, Flava Wagtail 3. Grounded migrants ; Cuckoo 1, Flava Wagtail 7, Whinchat 10, Wheatear 3, Lesser Whitethroat 7, Whitethroat 21, Garden Warbler 1, Blackcap 1, Willow Warbler 9. Seabirds ; Fulmar 2, Gannet 27, Arctic Skua 12, Little Gull 24, Kittiwake 45, Sandwich Tern 501, Commic Tern 4250, Guillemot 2. General ; Sparrowhawk 3.
21st Southerly passage ; Oystercatcher 17, Knot 18, Sanderling 17, Whimbrel 20 in, Turnstone 11, Swift 5, Sand Martin 7, Swallow 15, Tree Pipit 3, Flava Wagtail 3, Alba Wagtail 1.
Grounded migrants ; Cuckoo 1, Flava Wagtail 3, Whinchat 2, Wheatear 2, Reed Warbler 1, Lesser Whitethroat 6, Whitethroat 14, Willow Warbler 10. Goldcrest1, Spotted Flycatcher 1.
Seabirds ; Fulmar 1, Gannet 22, Arctic Skua 15, Little Gull 9, Kittiwake 45, Sandwich Tern 999, Commic Tern 9240, Black Tern 2.
22nd Southerly passage ; Marsh Harrier 1, Oystercatcher 3, Ringed Plover 16, Knot 21, Sanderling 18, Dunlin 201, Ruff 8 in, Black-tailed Godwit 4, Whimbrel 1, Redshank 169, Greenshank 1 in, Sand Martin 4, Swallow 36, House Martin 73, Flava Wagtail 22, Linnet 13.
Grounded migrants ; Cuckoo 1, Whinchat 3, Wheatear 2, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Willow Warbler 9, Spotted Flycatcher 1, Pied Flycatcher 1. Seabirds ; Fulmar 5, Gannet 9, Arctic Skua 12, Little Gull 2, Kittiwake 139, Sandwich Tern 921, Commic Tern 4200.
23rd Southerly passage ; Hen Harrier 1, Red-breasted Merganser 5, Oystercatcher 18, Dunlin 13, Common Snipe 18, Swift 2, Sand Martin 300, Swallow 600, House Martin 320, Tree Pipit 2, Meadow Pipit 18, Flava Wagtail 4, Alba Wagtail 3
Grounded migrants ; Water Rail 1, Cuckoo 2, Flava Wagtail 4, Whinchat 21, Wheatear 7, Lesser Whitethroat 15, Whitethroat 42, Garden Warbler 3, Blackcap 1, Chiffchaff 1, Willow Warbler 69, Goldcrest 2, Spotted Flycatcher 5, Pied Flycatcher 2. Seabirds ; Fulmar 5, Gannet 54, Arctic Skua 15, Little Gull 36, Kittiwake 106, Sandwich Tern 199, Commic Tern 930, Guillemot 25. General ; Merlin 1, Little Stint 1 (1st of year ), Curlew Sandpiper 1.
24th Southerly passage ; Wigeon 3, Teal 30, Common Scoter 39, Oystercatcher 212, Sanderling 18, Whimbrel 2, Redshank 23, Sand Martin 10, Swallow 13, Meadow Pipit 8, Flava Wagtail 1.
Grounded migrants ; Cuckoo, Meadow Pipit 8, Flava Wagtail 12, Whinchat 13, Lesser Whitethroat 5, Whitethroat 21, Willow Warbler 17, Pied Flycatcher 5.
Seabirds ; Fulmar 13, Sooty Shearwater 1, Manx Shearwater 3, Gannet 199, Shag 1, Arctic Skua 21, Bonxie 2, Little Gull 35, Kittiwake 1560, Sandwich Tern 453, Commic Tern 541, Guillemot 5.
General ; Grey Heron 3, Teal 9, Eider 2, Marsh harrier 1,
25th Southerly passage ; Grey Heron 1, Teal 31, Common Scoter 202, Oystercatcher 69, Dunlin 45, Whimbrel , Swift1, House Martin 4.
Grounded migrants ; Water Rail 1. Cuckoo 1, Tree Pipit 2, Flava Wagtail 9, Whinchat 5, Wheatear 1, Lesser Whitethroat 5, Whitethroat 14, Garden Warbler 1, Willow Warbler 26, Pied Flycatcher 4, Corn Bunting 2. Seabirds ; Red-throated Diver 2, Black-throated Diver 1, Fulmar 15, Sooty Shearwater 1, Gannet 222, Arctic Skua 41, Mediterranean Gull 1, Little Gull 10, Kittiwake 101, Sandwich Tern 65, Commic Tern 350, Guillemot 5. General ; Curlew Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank 1, Green Sandpiper 1.
26th Grounded migrants ; Cuckoo 1, Swift 1, Meadow Pipit 8, Flava Wagtail 6, Redstart 1, Whinchat 12, Wheatear 1, Lesser Whitethroat 9, Whitethroat 13, Garden Warbler 1, Arctic Warbler 1 around the Church ( found yesterday on Beacon Lane ), Wood Warbler 1, Willow Warbler 13, Pied Flycatcher 3. Seabirds ; Fulmar 8, Sooty Shearwater 1, Gannet 233, Arctic Skua 8, Little Gull 57, Kittiwake 337, Sandwich Tern 160, Commic Tern 372, Guillemot 2.
General ; Black-tailed Godwit 4, Long-eared Owl 1.
27th Southerly passage ; Oystercatcher 27, Sand Martin 8, House Martin 6, Rock Pipit 1, Flava Wagtail 7. Grounded migrants ; Cuckoo 1, Flava Wagtail 12, Redstart 1, Whinchat 4, Wheatear 3, Garden Warbler 2, Arctic Warbler 1, Wood Warbler 1, Willow Warbler 16, Goldcrest 1, Pied Flycatcher 4. Seabirds ; Red-throated Diver 3, Fulmar 6, Sooty Shearwater 17, Manx Shearwater 42, Gannet 22, Arctic Skua 30, Little Gull 10, Kittiwake 395.
28th Southerly passage ; Oystercatcher 5, Flava Wagtail 17.
Grounded migrants ; Cuckoo 1, Wryneck 1 in Canal Hedge, Meadow Pipit 20, Flava Wagtail 17, Redstart 1, Wheatear 3, Whinchat 10, Lesser Whitethroat 9, Whitethroat 11, Garden Warbler 2, Arctic Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 1, Willow Warbler 25, Goldcrest 2, Pied Flycatcher 4, Corn Bunting 3. Seabirds ; Fulmar 16, Sooty Shearwater 3, Manx Shearwater 23, Gannet 24, Arctic Skua 5, Bonxie 2, Little Gull 3, Sandwich Tern 67, Commic Tern 34, Guillemot 2. General ; Teal 7, Curlew Sandpiper 1, Whimbrel 12, Spotted Redshank 2.
29th Southerly passage ; Teal 19, Oystercatcher 97, Sanderling 14, Redshank 8, Flava Wagtail 31. Grounded migrants; Wryneck 1, Flava Wagtail 12, Redstart 1, Whinchat 8, Reed Warbler 3, Lesser Whitethroat 4, Whitethroat 9, Garden Warbler 2, Arctic Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 1, Willow Warbler 13, Goldcrest 2, Pied Flycatcher 4. Seabirds ; Fulmar 35, Sooty Shearwater 17, Manx Shearwater 29, Gannet 265, Arctic Skua 39, Bonxie 3, Little Gull 77, Kittiwake 300, Commic Tern 48, Arctic Tern 4, Black Tern 1,, Guillemot 5, Razorbill 1. General ; Merlin 1, Barn Owl 1.
30th Southerly passage ; Teal 4, Marsh Harrier 1, Oystercatcher 1, Ruff 4, Meadow Pipit 13.
Grounded migrants ; Cuckoo 2, Wryneck 1, Great-spotted Woodpecker 1, Meadow Pipit 5, Redstart 3, Whinchat 6, Reed Warbler 1, Lesser Whitethroat 4, Whitethroat 5, Garden Warbler 1, Arctic Warbler 1,Chiffchaff 1, Willow Warbler 12, Goldcrest 3, Pied Flycatcher 5.
Seabirds ; Red-throated Diver 8, Fulmar 8, Manx Shearwater 12, Gannet 66, Pomarine Skua 1, Arctic Skua 22, Bonxie 1, Mediterranean Gull 1, Little Gull 15, Commic Tern 250, Puffin 1.
General ; Green Sandpiper 1.
31st Southerly passage ; Hobby 1, Sand Martin 6, Swallow 12, Tree Pipit 2, Meadow Pipit 92, Flava Wagtail 4, Grey Wagtail 1. Grounded migrants; Wryneck 1, Great-spotted Woodpecker 1, Flava Wagtail 3, Redstart 1, Whinchat 3, Wheatear 1, Grasshopper Warbler 1, Barred Warbler 1 at the Narrows, Lesser Whitethroat 3, Whitethroat 5, Willow Warbler 16, Arctic Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 1, Goldcrest 5, Pied Flycatcher 2. Seabirds ; Red-throated Diver 2, Great Crested Grebe 1, Fulmar 1, Sooty Shearwater 4, Gannet 18, Cormorant 14 Arctic Skua 14, Mediterranean Gull 1, Little Gull 5. General ; Shelduck 320, Merlin 1, Spotted Redshank 1, Long-eared Owl 1.
ANDY ROADHOUSE
SPURN BIRD OBSERVATORY TRUST