Thursday, 6th December 2012

A cold day with a hard ground frost produced some cold weather movement and arrivals. More Woodpigeons were on the move and there was a small arrival of Thrushes. Interestingly of the 5 Thrushes trapped all had a 0 muscle score. In the afternoon a superb adult Greenland White-fronted Goose was found amongst the Pink-feet.

Offshore 
1 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Red-breasted Mergansers and 2 Goldeneyes.

Visible Migration
2,750 Woodpigeons south and 11 Fieldfares south - all in the first hour after dawn.

 Woodpigeons

Grounded Migrants 
2 Woodcocks, 30 Blackbirds, 32 Redwings and 4 Fieldfares - all in an area of Hawthorns near the feeding station.

Others
1 Whooper Swan, 2,000 Pink-footed Geese, 1 adult Greenland White-fronted Goose, 1 Scaup, 6 Goldeneyes, 1 Water Rail, 1 Peregrine, 53 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Med. Gull, 1 Short-eared Owl and 2 Grey Wagtails.

 Greenland White-fronted Goose (above and below) with Pink-feet.


Ringing
4 Blackbirds, 1 Redwing, 1 Greenfinch and 12 Goldfinch.

 Blackbird

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