Waders were 46 Whimbrels, 6 Curlews, 86 Grey Plovers, 49 Ringed Plovers, 180 Dunlin, 11 Redshanks, Greenshank, Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Ringed Plover, 4 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, 490 Oystercatchers, 1,300 Golden Plovers, 8 Sanderlings, 15 Knot and 3 Common Snipe.  Ducks were 129 Teal, 35 Wigeon, 4 Mallard, 2Tufted Ducks, 7 Shelducks and 89 Common Scoters.   Moving north at sea were 28 Little Gulls, 317 Common Terns, 5 Arctic Terns, Black Tern, 10 Gannets, 9 Arctic Skuas and a Sooty Shearwater, while to the south were 4 Gannets and 3 Arctic Skuas.   Other waterbirds were 190 Sandwich Terns, 9 Lesser Black-backs, 29 Cormorants, 12 Little Egrets, 2 Grey Herons, 4 Little Grebes and a Kingfisher.

 

Migrants were 9 Whinchats, Wheatear, 5 Reed Warblers, 2 Garden Warblers, 5 Common Whitethroats, Chiffchaff, 12 Willow Warblers, 4 Pied Flycatchers, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, Redstart, Tree Pipit and 22 Yellow Wagtails.   Also of note were 3 Marsh Harriers, 3 Kestrels, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Buzzards,  Great Spotted Woodpecker, 300 Swallows including an all-white bird, 6 House Martins, 60 Goldfinches, 3 Corn Buntings, Tree Sparrow and 350 Starlings.

 

A Wryneck was in a private garden in North Somercotes.   It was first seen yesterday and is performing well and catching ants at close range on their lawn.