Saturday, 29th October 2016

Another amazing day for scarce birds around the Obs from the month that keeps on giving! First were 2 Waxwings that came out of the murk calling, they circled around quite high before flying off SE. A ringing session later on during the morning produced a pair of Bearded Tits - the first here since 1994. These had been on our radar, as they seem to be all over this Autumn. The final good bird came at dusk as a single Great White Egret flew over the marsh with eleven Little Egrets.

Bearded Tit

Offshore

24 Common Scoters west, 2 Goosanders south, 1 Red-breasted Merganser west, 1 Red-throated Diver west, 2 Great Crested Grebes west and 1 Guillemot west.

Visible Migration 

13 Whooper Swans south, 25 Pink-footed Geese south, 2 Waxwings east, 1 Grey Wagtail south, 16 Meadow Pipits south, 1 Brambling east, 45 Chaffinch east, 6 Greenfinch east & 3 south, 7 Goldfinch south and 3 Reed Buntings east & 5 south.

 

 Whooper Swans

Grounded Migrants:

1 Woodcock, 18 Goldcrests, 2 Coal Tits, 2 Bearded Tits, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Treecreeper,50

Blackbirds, 33 Fieldfares, 15 Song Thrushes, 156 Redwings and 24 Robins.

Others

320 Wigeons, 85 Teal, 2 Pintails, 4 Shovelers, 11 Little Egrets, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Water Rails, 55 Golden Plovers, 600 Lapwings, 38 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits, 170 Turnstones, 120  Dunlins, 1 Greenshank, 1 Med. Gull, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Stonechats and 30 Goldfinch.

Ringing

4 Goldcrests, 2 Blue Tits, 2 Great Tits, 2 Bearded Tits, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 3 Redwings, 1 Robin, 1 Goldfinch and 3 Reed Buntings.

 Bearded Tit