Friday, 10 October 2014

A bit of Vis Mig!

AJG and myself 07.00-10.00                                  15.00-16.30 from the fishing boats
from the fishing boats:
Common Scoter: 12 W                                             Gannet: 10 W
Gannet: 153 W                                                        Great-crested Grebe: 10 on sea
Curlew: 2 W                                                            Arctic Skua: 8 W + 3 around
Merlin: 1 in                                                              Mediterranean Gull: 4 W
Great Skua: 1 W                                                      Kittiwake: 38 W
Arctic Skua: 14 W                                                    Sandwich Tern: 118 W
Mediterranean Gull: 7 W
Kittiwake: 5 W
Sandwich Tern: 261 W
Arctic Tern: 4 W
Common Tern: 9 W
Guillemot: 1 W 
Swallow: 228 out
Skylark: 3 W
Meadow Pipit: 124 W
Rock Pipit: 1 heard
Pied Wagtail: 31 W
House Sparrow: 15 W
Brambling: 1 heard
Goldfinch: 291 W
Linnet: 848 W
Greenfinch: 7 W
Reed Bunting: 2 W
Mid morning at the observatory this juvenile female Great spotted Woodpecker found its way into the Heligoland Trap.
At The Patch 5 Mediterranean Gulls, a Little Gull and 2 Common Terns among the many Black-headed and Herring Gulls. 
Eclipse Pintail from Hanson
Early afternoon the Cattle Egret was still at Boulderwall and the Glossy Ibis and 2 Great white egrets could be seen flying around Hookers. On the ARC from Hanson another Great White Egret, 6 Ruff, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, c150 Golden plover, 2 Water Rail, 2 Cetti's Warblers and the usual wild fowl.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Martin, There was also one Pintail in almost full plumage on ARC yesterday 10/10/14 over on screen hide side of pit I was also lucky enough to get a Great White Egret land next to ARC Hanson hide about 15 Mtrs unfortunately as light was going. Regards Roger

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