Thursday, 11th April 2013

Birding around the Obs this afternoon there seemed to be a lot more Crests and Chiffchaffs when a band of light rain appeared, so a mist net was erected and within 30 minutes 14 Goldcrests and 3 Chiffchaffs were trapped! Other new birds seen today included the first Tree Pipit and Yellowhammer of the year.

Offshore 
1 Shelduck east, 13 Common Scoters east, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers east & 2 on the sea, 2 Gannets west, 1 Kittiwake east, 7 Sandwich Terns east, 1 Guillemot west, 5 Razorbills west & 7 on the sea.

Visible Migration 
7 Woodpigeons east & 1 in off, 3 Alba Wagtails east, 1 Tree Pipit east, 247 Meadow Pipits east, 1 Chaffinch east, 19 Goldfinch east, 1 Siskin east, 4 Linnets east and 1 Yellowhammer east.

Grounded Migrants
25 Goldcrests, 4 Coal Tits, 2 Sand Martins, 10 Chiffchaffs, 2 Redwings, 2 Robins, 14 Wheatears,1 White Wagtail and 1 Brambling.
 
 Wheatear
 
 Chiffchaff

Others 
1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 400 Knot, 75 Dunlins, 26 Black-tailed Godwits and 1 Bullfinch.

Ringing
14 Goldcrests and 3 Chiffchaffs.
 
 Goldcrest

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