Barnacle Geese and Scaup

17th November 2017 – overcast NW4
Offshore
A single Shag was the only bird of note mid-afternoon.
Grounded Migrants
A single Mistle Thrush was logged.
Wildfowl and Waders
The 7 Barnacle Geese and female Scaup remain along with 3 Black-tailed Godwit and 3 Greenshank.
Miscellaneous
A flock of 15 Twite and a Merlin were the best of the rest.
Ringing
Recent colour-ring sightings involve 3 Icelandic ringed Oystercatcher and a Black-tailed Godwit from the Tagus Estuary, Portugal.