Saturday, 24th November 2012

Offshore

45 Common Scoters, 1 Red-breasted Merganser west, 7 Red-throated Divers west, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Guillemot east and 5 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration 

5 Whooper Swans south, 470 Pink-footed Geese south, 670 Woodpigeons south, 11 Redwings south, 33 Fieldfares south, 11 Chaffinch south and 1 Siskin south.

Grounded Migrants 

1 Woodcock, 20 Blackbirds, 18 Redwings and 1 Goldcrest.

Others

4,000 Pink-footed Geese, 285 Wigeon, 2 Pintails, 5 Shovelers, 8 Goldeneyes, 12 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Water Rails, 1 Buzzard, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 1,000 Lapwings, 420 Golden Plovers, 82 Grey Plovers, 23 Ringed Plovers, 1,000 Knot, 300 Sanderlings, 67 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Barn Owls, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Stonechat, 1 Bullfinch and 2 Snow Buntings.

 

 Snow Buntings

Ringing 

1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 4 Blackbirds, 1 Redwing, 2 Great Tits, 3 Blue Tits, 1 Chaffinch and 3 Goldfinch.

 

 Goldfinch