Sunday, 21st September 2014

Today was a good visible migration morning with a light northerly wind and clear skies; this produced a nice selection of species moving south. New in today was a Garganey and yesterday`s Cetti's Warbler was heard.

Offshore

3 Shelducks east, 33 Common Scoters west, 3 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Great Crested Grebe west, 3 Sandwich Terns west and 1 Guillemot west.

Visible Migration 

1,058 Pink-footed Geese south, 2 Sparrowhawks south, 2 Buzzards south, 6 Collared Doves south, 11 Jackdaws south, 24 Carrion Crows south, 1 Magpie south, 23 Skylarks south, 87 Swallows south, 12 Tree Sparrows south, 8 Grey Wagtails south, 34 Alba Wagtails south, 1 Tree Pipit south, 527 Meadow Pipits south, 1 Rock Pipit south, 51 Chaffinch south, 7Greenfinch south, 42 Goldfinch south, 7 Linnets south and 8 Reed Buntings south.

 

 Pink-footed Geese

Buzzard

Grounded Migrants 

2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 10 Goldcrests, 1 Coal Tit, 8 Chiffchaffs, 3 Blackcaps, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Song Thrushes, 10 Robins, 5 Wheatears and 4 Grey Wagtails.

 

 Great Spotted Woodpeckers

Others 

170 Wigeon, 11 Teal, 1 Garganey, 3 Goosanders, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 56 Ringed Plovers, 78 Sanderlings, 55 Dunlins, 9 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Greenshank, 215 Turnstones, 1 Kingfisher and 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Ringing

1 Woodpigeon, 26 Meadow Pipits, 1 Goldcrest, 7 Blue Tits, 3 Great Tits, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blackcaps, 3 Wrens, 4 Robins, 2 Dunnocks, 1 Blackbird, 7 Chaffinch and 6 Greenfinches.

 

 Chaffinch

 

 Woodpigeon