Friday, 6th May 2016

Like yesterday there was a good Redpoll passage this morning, but with lighter winds 35 were trapped and ringed plus three controls.Over 100 Lesser Redpolls have now been ringed in IG`s garden this spring.Early May was always the peak passage for Redpolls but in recent years passage has peaked during April.

Lesser Redpoll

Offshore

3 Shelducks east, 12 Common Scoters east, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Gannet west and 11 Sandwich Terns.

Visible Migration

6 Pink-footed Geese north, 3 Whimbrels east, 4 Swifts east, 2 Sand Martins north-east, 246 Swallows north-east, 33 House Martins north-east, 1 Grey Wagtail east, 1 Alba Wagtail north, 1 Tree Pipit north, 7 Goldfinch east, 3 Linnets east and 191 Redpolls east.

 

 Pink-footed Geese

Grounded Migrants

1 Willow Warbler, 5 Sedge Warblers, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Redstart, 5 Wheatears and 2 Siskins.

Others

1 Little Egret, 275 Ringed Plovers, 140 Sanderlings, 3,000 Dunlins, 13 Whimbrels, 46 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank and 4 Sand Martins.

 

 Large White

Dunlins

Ringing

2 House Sparrows and 35 Lesser Redpolls, plus 3 controls.