Sunday, 13th September 2015

Much of the day was again spent searching for migrants and in the afternoon whilst watching two Marsh Harriers a Turtle Dove was flushed out of some thick scrub.Also the Spoonbill again flew into roost on the water meadows at dusk.

Marsh Harrier

Offshore 

6 Shelducks east, 29 Common Scoters west, 1 Red-throated Diver west, 2 Gannets west, 2 Sandwich Terns west and 1 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration 

123 Swallows east, 9 Grey Wagtails south/south-east, 12 Alba Wagtails south, 24 Meadow Pipits south and 1 Siskin east.

Grounded Migrants

1 Turtle Dove, 2 Goldcrests, 7 Chiffchaffs, 3 Blackcaps, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroats, 2 Sedge Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers, 10 Robins, 1 Whinchat, 4 Wheatears and 15 Pied Wagtails.

Others

2 Little Egrets, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Water Rail, 2 Marsh Harriers - superb views of two birds hunting over the main pool on the water meadows, 135 Ringed Plovers, 175 Sanderlings, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 350 Dunlins, 2 Snipe, 315 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Common Sandpiper, 180 Turnstones, 1 Med. Gull, 5 Stock Doves, 50 Goldfinch and 38 Linnets.

Marsh Harrier (note the different head pattern to the bird above)

Ringing

11 Swallows, 2 Sedge Warblers, 1 Reed Warbler and 1 Reed Bunting.

 

 Sedge Warbler