Wednesday, 30th October 2013

Offshore

21 Common Scoters west, 1 Velvet Scoter, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, 7 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Skua sp. west, 22 Kittiwakes west, 35 Little Gulls, 1 Guillemot west and 24 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration 

13 Skylarks south, 55 Starlings south, 3 Song Thrushes south-east, 1 Tree Sparrow south, 1 Grey Wagtail south, 3 Alba Wagtails south, 19 Meadow Pipits south, 218 Chaffinch south/south-east, 3 Bramblings south/south-east, 7 Greenfinch south/south-east, 38 Goldfinch south/south-east, 5 Siskins east/south-east, 13 Linnets south, 3 Redpolls south-east, 1 Bullfinch south and 3 Reed Buntings south.

Grounded Migrants 

1 Long-eared Owl-flushed from a coastal plantation, 4 Goldcrests, 1 Chiffchaff, 20 Blackbirds, 9 Song Thrushes and 4 Redwings.

Others

370 Pink-footed Geese, 1 dark-bellied Brent Goose, 3 Gadwalls, 1 Goldeneye, 10 Red-breasted  Mergansers, 2 Peregrines, 1 Water Rail, 37 Ringed Plovers, 36 Golden Plovers, 300 Sanderlings, 18 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Med. Gull and 1 Jay.

 

 Sanderlings

 

 Gadwalls

Ringing

2 Goldcrests, 2 Blue Tits, 1 Great Tit, 1 Chaffinch and 5 Greenfinch.

 

 Goldcrest