Sunday, 7th April 2013

A light south-easterly breeze over the Obs produced a big push of birds today including a big count of Meadow Pipits, a sprinkling of grounded migrants and the first Osprey and Swallow of the spring.

Offshore

4 Shelducks east, 8 Wigeon east, 2 Teal, 17 Common Scoters west, 27 Red-breasted Mergansers, 50 Red-throated Divers east, 1 Gannet west, 3 Curlews east, 10 Black-headed Gulls east, 9 Sandwich Terns, 5 Razorbills and 4 Auk sp. west.

Further observation in the evening produced 9 Common Scoters east, 3 Gannets west, 5 Red-throated Divers east, 1 Arctic Skua east and 6 Sandwich Terns east.

Visible Migration

18 Whooper Swans north, 500 Pink-footed Geese north, 1 Osprey north (early afternoon), 1 Buzzard north, a Snipe north, 216 Woodpigeons east, 3 Jackdaws east, 1 Rook east, 8 Carrion Crows east, 7 Sand Martins north, 1 Swallow north, 5 Starlings east, 57 Alba Wagtails north, 3,812 Meadow Pipits north, two Skylarks north,  9 Chaffinch east, 1 Greenfinch east, 28 Goldfinch east, 24 Siskins east, 13 Linnets east, 8 Redpolls east and 1 Reed Bunting east.

Grounded Migrants 

15 Goldcrests, 2 Coal Tits 15 Chiffchaffs, 11 Wheatears, a White Wagtail and two Blackbirds.

Others:

6 Snipe, 105 Black-tailed Godwits, 120 Turnstones and 1 Barn Owl.

 

 Ringing

32 Meadow Pipits, a Robin, eight Lesser Redpolls, a Reed Bunting, a Blue Tit, a Wren, seven Chiffchaffs, a Chaffinch, two Greenfinches, four Goldcrests and two Blackbirds.

Chiffchaff