Monday, 29th October 2018

The highlight of another busy vis mig day was a Waxwing that flew west along the promenade at 12:15.

Offshore

3 Teal east, 180 Eiders, 25 Common Scoters west, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers west, 2 Great Crested Grebes east and 3 Auk sp. east.

Visible Migration:

1 Whooper Swan east, 103 Pink-footed Geese south, 191 Wood Pigeons east, 6 Collared Doves west, 1045 Jackdaws south, 15 Rooks south, 18 Carrion Crows south, 7 Coal Tits south, 14 Skylarks south, 1 Waxwing west, 306 Starlings west, 6 Blackbirds south-east, 6 Fieldfares east, 25 Redwings east, 7 Mistle Thrushes south, 1 Alba Wagtail south, 4 Meadow Pipits south, 1 Rock Pipit west, 53 Bramblings east, 458 Chaffinch east, 4 Greenfinch east, 6 Linnets south, 5 Goldfinch south and 3 Reed Buntings east.

 Jackdaws

 Mistle Thrush

Grounded Migrants 

2 Goldcrests, 4 Coal Tits, 55 Blackbirds, 70 Redwings, 5 Song Thrushes, 11 Bramblings and 1 Bullfinch.

 Brambling

Others 

400 Wigeons, 2 Gadwalls, 175 Teal, 3 Goldeneyes, 3 Little Egrets, 420 Lapwings, 180 Turnstones, 60 Dunlins, 22 Snipe, 1 Med. Gull, 1 Merlin, 1 Raven and 2 Rock Pipits.

 Med. Gull