Here are the combined sightings of myself, Theo Campbell, Andrew McMillan and Mick Boyle for April 14th to 16th:
Mute Swan the usual birds were on the lakes but on 15th a flock of 11 sub-adult birds were on south lake, departed by 16th
Whooper Swan 2 on south lake on 16th
Greylag up to 7 birds
Barnacle Goose flock of 15 in east
Brent Goose 9 off beach on 16th
Gadwall 2 on east lake on 15th
Eider maximum count 7 males and 4 females
Great Northern Diver 4/5 offshore on 14th
Manx Shearwater small numbers offshore
Peregrine 1 on 15th
Merlin 1 on 15th
Corncrake 1 singing in east on 14th and 15th
Golden Plover flocks of 2 and 4 over west town on 14th and 5 south lake 14th/15th
Whimbrel 2 on 15th, also dead bird at south lake, presumably hit the wires
Snipe max of 7 on 15th
Jack Snipe 2 in east on 15t (AM MB)
Greenshank 'resident bird' seen daily
Arctic Skua dark phase adult close inshore on 15th (CI TC)
Black-headed Gull 1 on north lake each day
Iceland Gull 1st year bird each day
Glaucous Gull 2nd year bird dead at south lake, obviously hit the wires
Wood Pigeon 1 in east on 14th and west on 15th, present for two weeks
Chough just one pair seen each day
Swallow maximum of 2
Chiffchaff maximum of 4 on 14th
Blackcap 1 in east on 14th and 15th
Song Thrush 1 in east, resident?
Redwing maximum of 8
Rock Pipit 1 'littoralis' on east beach 14th and 15th
Linnet 1 on 14th and 15th
Snow Bunting male on 14th
Lapland Bunting 1, possibly 2 in east each day, 2 at north lake on 14th, male in summer plumage at north lake on 16th
Regards Chris
Iceland Gull
Mute Swans
Lapland Bunting
Brent Goose
Boot
Glaucous Gull
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