Saturday, 15th November 2014

Two good birds were found today, the first was a very late Osprey over Rossall Point late morning. It was picked up after all the Gulls went up off the beach alarm calling, expecting maybe a Rough-leg!!, it turned out to be the latest Osprey by far at the Obs. It was circling over the sea for about 5 minutes before drifting off east into the bay.

The second good bird was found by visiting birders looking for the Greenland White-front. A Bittern wandered out from a reed fringed ditch at Fleetwood Farm and was watched walking south along the field edge. It eventually made its way south across the field to one of the reed fringed pools.

Offshore

2 Shelducks west & 12 south, 3 Wigeons west, 1 Scaup west, 65 Common Scoters west, 1 Goldeneye west, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Gannet west, 2 Great Crested Grebes west and 2 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration

8 Whooper Swans south, 85 Pink-footed Geese south, 1 Osprey east, 28 Wood Pigeons south & 80 northeast, 5 Skylarks south, 12 Fieldfares south, 1 Blackbird south, 3 Siskins south, 8 Linnets south, 7 Greenfinches south, 1 Reed Bunting south, 2 Goldfinches south and 1 Redpoll south.

 Woodpigeons

 Greenfinch

Grounded Migrants 

1 Woodcock, 1 Goldcrest, 40 Blackbirds, 5 Song Thrushes, 1 Fieldfare and 32 Redwings.

Others

1,500 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 300  Teal, 6 Shovelers, 1 Bittern, 1 Little Egret, 2 Peregrines, 43 Golden Plovers, 750 Lapwings, 600 Knots, 180 Dunlins, 155 Black-tailed Godwits, 17 Bar-tailed Godwits, 1 Little Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechats, 2 Grey Wagtails and 4 Rock Pipits.

 Little Egret

Pink-footed Geese

 Little Owl

Ringing

1 Goldcrest, 1 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 1 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch and 3 Reed Buntings.

 Redwing