Tuesday, 30th September 2014

Bird of the day was a Tawny Owl in the Cemetery first thing. It's a rare bird here with most records from the small copses at the south end of the peninsula, so a coastal bird is unusual.

Offshore 

35 Common Scoters west, 1 Red-throated Diver west, 1 Gannet west, 1 Sandwich Tern west and 2 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration 

2 Jays east, 10 Skylarks south, 7 Swallows south, 2 Tree Sparrows south, 5 Grey Wagtails south, 13 Alba Wagtails south, 40 Meadow Pipits south, 23 Chaffinch south and 2 Reed Buntings south.

Grounded Migrants 

10 Goldcrests, 5 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 4 Song Thrushes, 2 Wheatears and 1 Rock Pipit.

 

 Rock Pipit

Others

1,000 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Buzzard, 2 Water Rails, 67 Ringed Plovers, 63 Sanderlings, 95 Dunlins, 175 Turnstones and 1 Tawny Owl.

 

 Buzzard

 

 Sanderling and Ringed Plover

Ringing

1 Goldcrest, 1 Blue Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tits and 1 Wren.