Wednesday, 26th March 2014

Clear skies and light north-easterlies produced another push of visible migrants this morning. The surprise of the day was at dinner time when alarm calling gulls alerted us to a high flying White Stork flying north over the centre of the peninsular. It was a bit distant and a quick dash to the high point of the Obs could not relocate it. The problem with White Storks is that we don`t know if they are genuine wild birds or the free flying birds from Yorkshire! Without seeing the birds on the ground and checking the legs for colour rings its anyone's guess.

Offshore

1 Shelduck east, 2 Teal east, 1 male Long-tailed Duck, 17 Common Scoters east, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, 7 Red-throated Divers east & 2 on the sea, 2 Gannets east, 1 Great Crested Grebe west, 7 Kittiwakes east, 2 Guillemots east, 1 Razorbill and 4 Auk sp. east.

Visible Migration

100 Pink-footed Geese north-east, 1 White Stork north at 12:35, 2 Stock Doves east, 35 Woodpigeons east, 3 Jackdaws east, 1 Rook east, 30 Carrion Crows north-east, 4 Sand Martins north-east, 1 Grey Wagtail north-east, 34 Alba Wagtails north-east, 764 Meadow Pipits north-east, 10 Chaffinch east, 3 Greenfinch east, 43 Goldfinch east, 10 Siskins east, 13 Linnets east and 1 Reed Bunting east.

 

 Carrion Crows

Distant White Stork (honest!)

Grounded Migrants

4 Goldcrests, 3 Chiffchaffs, 8 Wheatears and 1 White Wagtail.

 

 Wheatear

Others 

38 Wigeons, 37 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 1 Peregrine, 80 Sanderlings, 11 Snipe,  175 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Med. Gull,1 Cetti's Warbler and 1 Stonechat.

 

 Peregrine

 

Please note that the ringing totals for Fleetwood Bird Observatory, to include 2013, have been updated over on the lower right.