Wednesday, 10th October 2018

A decent vis mig day today with a nice selection of species on the move, but lacking in numbers.The highlight was three Crossbills which flew east, plus the first Fieldfares and Bramblings of the Autumn.

Offshore 

12 Wigeons west, 43 Common Scoters west, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Red-throated Divers west, 2 Guillemots west and 8 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration

1820 Pink-footed Geese north, 1 Grey Heron west, 5 Golden Plovers south, 5 Collared Doves south, 8 Magpies south, 118 Jackdaws south, 3 Rooks south, 13 Carrion Crows south, 5 Blue Tits south, 9 Coal Tits south, 57 Skylarks south, 14 Long-tailed Tits south, 11 Starlings south, 3 Fieldfares east, 21 Redwings east, 5 Mistle Thrushes south, 8 Tree Sparrows south, 4 Grey Wagtails south, 14 Alba Wagtails south, 133 Meadow Pipits south, 6 Bramblings east/south-east, 110 Chaffinch east/south-east, 18 Greenfinch east/south-east, 21 Linnets south, 1 Redpoll east, 3 Crossbills east, 44 Goldfinch south/south-east, 12 Siskins east/south-east and 9 Reed Buntings south/south-east.

 

 Pink-footed Geese

Magpies

Grounded Migrants:

2 Goldcrests, 4 Coal Tits, 2 Chiffchaffs, 7 Song Thrushes, 2 Stonechats, 4 Wheatears and 1 Brambling.

 

 Wheatear

Others 

400 Pink-footed geese, 160 Wigeons, 75 Teal, 8 Shovelers, 4 Little Egrets, 31 Ringed

Plovers, 29 Grey Plovers, 270 Lapwings, 86 Turnstones, 52 Sanderlings, 412 Redshanks and

1 Med. Gull.

Ringing

2 Coal Tits, 1 Cettis Warbler, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtails and 1 Chaffinch.

 

 Pied Wagtail

 

 Coal Tit