Wednesday, 30th September 2015

With all the Yellow-browed Warblers around the country it was only a matter of time before one was found at the Obs. The Mount produced a single bird this morning; it was first heard calling in Sycamores along the eastern edge and showed well for a few minutes before departing with a local Tit flock. An even rarer bird for the Obs was found later in the Cemetery, a Nuthatch 'dropped' in and landed on top of a Sycamore where it sat for a short while and then moved on.

Nuthatch

Offshore

26 Common Scoters west, 2 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Great Crested Grebe west and 3 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration:

121 Pink-footed Geese south, 1 Sparrowhawk south, 4 Collared Doves south, 15 Coal Tits south, 49 Skylarks south, 36 Swallows south, 2 Tree Sparrows south, 2 Grey Wagtails south, 103 Alba Wagtails south, 819 Meadow Pipits south, 45 Greenfinches south, 3 Chaffinch south-east, 28 Goldfinch south, 14 Siskins south, 24 Linnets south, 1 Redpoll south-east and 5 Reed Buntings south-east.

Grounded Migrants

8 Goldcrests, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 6 Chiffchaffs, 5 Blackcaps, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Song Thrushes, 2 Robins, 1 Whinchat and 9 Wheatears.

 

 Yellow-browed Warbler

Others 

85 Wigeons, 37 Teal, 2 Pintails, 6 Shovelers, 1 Little Egret, 1 Merlin, 3 Water Rails, 47 Ringed Plovers, 62 Golden Plovers, 500 Lapwings, 175 Sanderlings, 2 Ruffs, 133 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Med. Gull, 1 Kingfisher and 2 Cetti's Warblers.

 

 Wigeon

 

 Painted Lady

Ringing

1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Tits, 2 Coal Tits, 4 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcaps, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robins, 1 Dunnock, 8 Meadow Pipits, 6 Greenfinches and 1 Reed Bunting.

 

 Chiffchaff

 

 Blackcap

 

 Sparrowhawk