Thursday, 22nd August 2013

The highlight of the day was the number of Swallows around the Obs, 214 moved south during a vis count and 500 were feeding over the farm fields in the afternoon. The real show came in the evening with 8,000 coming in to roost, the largest number for a long time. Also of note were two Garganey found during the morning.

 

Offshore

22 Common Scoters west, 2 Gannets west, 75 Sandwich Terns and 12 Common Terns.

 

Visible Migration

2 Snipe south, 2 Sand Martins south, 214 Swallows south, 21 House Martins south, 2 Tree Pipits south, 1 Meadow Pipit south, 1 Alba Wagtail south and 1 Grey Wagtail south.

 

Grounded Migrants

5 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 8 Whitethroats, 6 Sedge Warblers, 13 Reed Warblers, 19 Wheatears and 1 Yellow Wagtail.

 

Others

2 Garganeys, 2 Buzzards, 125 Ringed Plovers, 300 Lapwings, 2 Golden Plovers, 68 Sanderlings, 52 Dunlins, 9 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Whimbrels, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Med. Gull, 1 3rd summer Yellow-legged Gull, 70 Goldfinch and 8,000 Swallows roosting.

 

 Swallows

 

Ringing

1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Blackbird, 1 Great Tit, 81 Swallows, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 5 Whitethroats, 5 Sedge Warblers, 9 Reed Warblers, 3 Wrens and 3 Goldfinch.

 

 Swallow