Saturday, 22nd October 2016

A late Yellow Wagtail and the first Snow Bunting of the Autumn flew through this morning, and a Black Redstart was seen during the afternoon.

Offshore

17 Common Scoters west, 1 Red-throated Diver west, 1 Great Crested Grebe east and 8 Auk sp. east.

Visible Migration

36 Pink-footed Geese south, 1 Grey Heron east, 1 Golden Plover south, 275 Jackdaws south, 14 Rooks south, 20 Carrion Crows south, 8 Skylarks south, 82 Starlings east, 6 Mistle Thrushes south, 1 Yellow Wagtail south, 3 Alba Wagtails south, 3 Meadow Pipits south, 1 Rock Pipit south, 3 Bramblings east/south-

east, 91 Chaffinch east/south-east, 43 Greenfinch east/south-east, 20 Linnets south, 8 Goldfinch south, 1 Snow Bunting west and17 Reed Buntings east/south-east.

Grounded Migrants

12 Goldcrests, 3 Coal Tits, 1 Chiffchaff, 16 Fieldfares, 7 Song Thrushes, 75 Redwings and 1 Black Redstart.

Others 

300 Pink-footed Geese, 375 Wigeons, 170 Teal, 1 Pintail, 2 Shovelers, 4 Little Egrets, 4 Water Rails, 120 Golden Plovers, 750 Lapwings, 33 Black-tailed Godwits, 160 Turnstones, 135 Dunlins, 1 Med. Gull, 2 Cetti's Warblers and 2 Stonechats.

Ringing

2 Wrens, 1 Fieldfare, 4 Redwings, 1 Greenfinch and 5 Reed Buntings.

 

 Fieldfare