Thursday 2nd October 2014

With light winds and clear skies it was another good visible migration day today.

Offshore
31 Common Scoters west, 2 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Gannet west and 1 Guillemot west.

Visible Migration
650 Pink-footed Geese south, 1 Buzzard south, 1 Sparrowhawk south, 10 Collared Doves
south/south-east, 6 Magpies south/south-east, 3 Rooks south, 17 Carrion Crows south, 
74 Skylarks south, 46 Swallows south, 3 House Martins south, 48 Starlings south, 5
Mistle Thrushes south, 2 Tree Sparrows south, 6 Grey Wagtails south, 98 Alba Wagtails
south, 1032 Meadow Pipits south, 1 Rock Pipit west, 37 Chaffinch south/south-east, 29
Greenfinch south/south-east, 11 Goldfinch south, 3 Siskins south-east, 30 Linnets south
and 5 Reed Buntings south.

                                                           Mistle Thrushes

                                                           Collared Doves

                                                             Skylark

Grounded Migrants
10 Goldcrests, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 3 Song Thrushes, 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat 
and 8 Wheatears

Others
800 Pink-footed Geese, 300 Wigeons, 2 Shovelers, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 2 Water
Rails, 65 Ringed Plovers, 110 Sanderlings, 85 Dunlins and 215 Turnstones.

                                                         Meadow Pipit

Ringing
1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Robins, 1 Chaffinch, 1 
Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch and 1 Reed Bunting.

                                                           Reed Bunting