Thursday, 24th October 2013

With light winds and clear skies over the peninsular it was a "vis" day today. The main species on the move was Skylark with small parties moving south through much of the day and the days total was 359. The highlight was a Lapland Bunting which flew west along the coast calling, making it the 200th species to be recorded at the Obs this year.

Offshore

38 Common Scoters west, 1 Velvet Scoter, 2 Red-throated Divers west, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 juv Shag west, 6 Kittiwakes west, 5 Little Gulls, 2 Guillemots west and 9 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration

19 Whooper Swans south, 1 Sparrowhawk south, 17 Woodpigeons east, 94 Jackdaws south, 7 Carrion Crows south, 359 Skylarks south, 53 Starlings south, 1 Grey Wagtail south, 25 Alba Wagtails south, 118 Meadow Pipits south, 2 Rock Pipits east, 113 Chaffinch south, 4 Brambling south, 46 Greenfinch south, 36 Goldfinch south, 2 Siskins east, 8 Linnets south, 1 Twite east, 2 Redpolls south, 1 Lapland Bunting west and 15 Reed Buntings south.

 

 Skylarks

Grounded Migrants

3 Goldcrests, 2 Song Thrushes and 7 Redwings.

 

 Goldcrest

Others 

750 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Barnacle Geese, 194 Teals, 166 Wigeons, 1 Water Rail, 13 Little Grebes, 51 Ringed Plovers, 155 Sanderlings, 11 Black-tailed Godwits, 162 Lapwings, 300 Turnstones, 2 Med. Gulls, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Barn Owl and 2 Rock Pipits.

 

Sanderlings

Ringing 

1 Goldcrest, 3 Wrens, 1 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch and 1 Goldfinch.

 

Goldfinch