Another decent migration day with a nice selection of species moving
south/south-east. Like other parts of the country we are now starting to see Jay`s on the move.
Other new birds seen today include a Garganey and the first Jack Snipe and Redwing of the
Autumn.
Offshore
59 Common Scoters west, 5 Red-throated Divers west, 3 Gannets
west, 1 Great Crested Grebe west, 2 Kittiwakes west, 3 Little Gulls west, 1 Arctic Tern
west, 2 Guillemots west and 3 Auk sp. east.
Visible Migration
116 Pink-footed Geese south, 1 Sparrowhawk south, 13 Jay south, 7
Jackdaws south, 2 Rooks south, 27 Carrion Crows south, 30 Skylarks south/south-east, 2 Sand
Martins south, 21 Swallows south, 75 Starlings south, 1 House Sparrow south-east, 4 Tree Sparrows
south/south-east, 8 Grey Wagtails south, 51 Alba Wagtails south/south-east, 365 Meadow
Pipits south/south-east, 1 Rock Pipit south, 43 Chaffinch south/south-east, 9 Greenfinch south, 29 Goldfinch
south/south-east, 107 Linnets south and 16 Reed Buntings south.
Jay
Reed Bunting
Pink-footed Geese
Grounded Migrants
5 Goldcrests, 3 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap, 15
Blackbirds, 4 Song Thrushes, 1 Redwing, 1 Stonechat and 1 Wheatear.
Stonechat
Others
300 Pink-footed Geese, 260 Wigeons, 17 Teal, 3 Pintails, 1
Garganey, 84 Ringed Plovers, 112 Sanderlings, 75 Dunlins, 1 Jack Snipe, 7 Snipe, 4
Black-tailed Godwits, 275 Turnstones, 1 Med. Gull, 5 Stock Doves, 1 Kingfisher and 45
Linnets.
Dunlin
Ringing
3 Blue Tits, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Meadow Pipit
and 1 Chaffinch.
Chiffchaff
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