Sunday 7 October 2018

Wintersett + Vis.Mig + Ringing 07.10.18

A light frost.  4 - 13 degrees with sun, scattered cloud and a light south westerly.
Anglers CP Vis.Mig.  per @Fitzybirder.  A great morning with steady movement and good variety.
Going south west: 600 Wood Pigeon and a record count of 58 Stock Dove, also 17 Golden Plover.
Going south east: 3 Jay.    
Going west: 402 Fieldfare.  318 Redwing.  6 Song Thrush.    2 Common Gull.  1 Snipe. 542 Pink-footed Geese in 4 skeins + 50 going east in 2 skeins.  4 Brambling. 5 Chaffinch.   
Going south:  2 Twite, which called when straight over our heads.  Once regular here in spring Twite are now rare in both migration periods so these were a welcome first for a vis mig session.   2  Black-tailed Godwit  at 08.07hrs.  1 Common Buzzard.   8 Cormorant + 6 north.  1 Mistle Thrush.  1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.  62 Meadow Pipit.   2 Greenfinch.  48 Linnet.  3 Lesser Redpoll and 61 Goldfinch. 
57 birds were ringed: per Pete Smith.  Highlights were:  Cetti's Warbler 1 male. Blackcap 1 male.  Lesser Redpoll 16.  Goldfinch 14.  Longtailed Tit 6 and Reed Bunting 1.
Wintersett Res:  Cetti's Warbler 2 males, north west and west bank + 1 male south west ACP.
Anglers CP.   Little Egret 3 flew in from south at 08.05 + 1 south west bank. 



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