Thursday, 8th October 2015

The main feature of today was late records of common migrants; single Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher and Yellow Wagtail were all recorded.

Spotted Flycatcher

Offshore

5 Wigeons west, 23 Common Scoters west, 2 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Great Crested Grebe west and 1 Guillemot west.

Visible Migration

175 Pink-footed Geese south, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker south, 9 Magpies south-east, 16 Jackdaws south, 1 Blue Tit south, 11 Coal Tits south, 42 Skylarks south, 21 Swallows south, 1 Dunnock south, 1 Flava Wagtail east, 32 Alba Wagtails south, 103 Meadow Pipits south, 2 Rock Pipits west, 19 Chaffinch south-east, 10 Greenfinch south-east, 23 Goldfinch south and 15 Linnets south.

 

 Skylark

 

 Pink-footed Geese

Grounded Migrants 

15 Goldcrests, 8 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrushes, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Robin and 2 Wheatears.

Others 

300 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Barnacle Goose, 175 Wigeons, 250 Teal, 7 Shovelers, 6 Little Egrets, 1 Peregrine, 2 Water Rails, 42 Ringed Plovers, 170 Golden Plovers, 800 Lapwings, 90 Sanderlings, 138 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Med. Gulls, 1 Kingfisher and 2 Cetti's Warblers.

 

 Comma

Ringing

2 Goldcrests, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackbirds, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Wrens, 1 Robin, 1 Chaffinch and 3 Reed Buntings.

 

 Reed Warbler