Friday, 14th March 2014

The fog kept coming and going this morning dropping a few Wagtails and Pipits onto the Golf Course and Bowling Greens. It finally lifted with the increasing wind by late morning and it was obvious that it had dropped a few Chiffchaffs around the Obs. At least eight were seen and four of these were ringed.

Offshore

1 male Long-tailed Duck, 24 Common Scoters west, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Gannet west, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 1,100 Knots west.

 

 Gannet

Visible Migration

1 Grey Wagtail east, 7 Alba Wagtails east, 26 Meadow Pipits east and 2 Siskins east.

Grounded Migrants

7 Goldcrests, 8 Chiffchaffs, 6 Blackbirds, 3 Redwings, 2 Robins, 1 Wheatear,  35 Pied Wagtails, 80 Meadow Pipits and 2 Reed Buntings.

Others

1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 42 Grey Plovers, 500 Knot, 11 Snipe, 4 Stock Doves, 1 Cetti's Warbler and 3 Rock Pipits.

Ringing

4 Chiffchaffs.

Chiffchaff