Monday, 8th October 2012

Another good morning for vis at the obs with the most interesting feature being the irrupting Coal Tits, the first in these kind of numbers since 1985.

Offshore

6 Red-breasted Mergansers west, 19 Common Scoters west, 2 Red-throated Divers west, 2 Great Crested Grebes west and 1 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration

1,500 Pink -footed Geese north, 1 Sparrowhawk south, 8 Golden Plovers east, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker east, 7 Skylarks south, 5 Carrion Crows south, 3 Mistle Thrushes east, 1 Grey Wagtail south, 48 Alba Wagtails south, 1 Rock Pipit west, 116 Meadow Pipits south, 92 Coal Tits east - in flocks of 36, 27, 14, 8 and 7, 4 Tree Sparrows east, 3 Crossbills east, 35 Chaffinch east, 39 Greenfinch east, 10 Linnets south, 13 Goldfinch east and 1 Siskins east.

Grounded Migrants 

2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 12 Song Thrushes, 2 Coal Tits, 3 Wrens, 3 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap and 11 Goldcrests.

Others 

155 Teal, 86 Wigeon, 1 Pintail, 220 Golden Plovers, 700 Lapwings, 33 Ringed Plovers, 130 Sanderlings, 55 Dunlin, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, 13 Black-tailed Godwits and 235 Turnstones.

Ringing

1 Robin, 1 Chaffinch and 1 Greenfinch.

 Greenfinch