Sunday, 20th September 2015

A very interesting flava Wagtail was heard and seen briefly this morning. It was first heard giving a rasping "tchreep" call as it flew in from the east, it then disappeared onto the golf course. It was located again by call, but only brief distant scope views were obtained but it was a very grey & white looking bird. It was heard giving flava like "pseeu" calls as well as the "tchreep" call. IG later listened to various forms of Yellow Wagtails he had sound recorded around Eurpoe & Asia and the best match was feldegg recordings. Unfortunately it was not seen again and the views on the ground were very brief and distant.

Offshore

9 Wigeons west, 2 Pintails west, 32 Common Scoters west, 3 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Great Crested Grebe west and 2 Auk sp. east.

Visible Migration

8 House Martins south, 12 Swallows south, 1 Mistle Thrush south, 6 Grey Wagtails south, 35 Alba Wagtails south, 14 Carrion Crows south, 26 Meadow Pipits south, 7 Chaffinch south, 21 Greenfinches south and 2 Reed Buntings south.

Grounded Migrants 

15 Goldcrests, 11 Chiffchaffs, 13 Blackcaps, 2 Garden Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 15 Robins, 1 Whinchat, 9 Wheatears, 1 Flava Wagtail and 35 Pied Wagtails.

 

 Wheatear

 

 Spotted Flycatcher

Others 

76 Wigeons, 23 Teal, 6 Little Egrets, 2 Water Rails, 80 Ringed Plovers, 53 Sanderlings, 170 Dunlins, 1 Ruff, 220 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Greenshank, 170 Turnstones, 1 Med. Gull, 2 Cettis Warblers and 75 Goldfinch.

 

 Little Egret

Ringing

3 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 4 Robins, 3 Dunnocks, 1 Blackbird, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinches and 1 Reed Bunting.

 

 Robin

 

 Chiffchaff

 

 Blackcap

 

 Garden Warbler