Thursday, 27th November 2014

Offshore:
37 Common Scoters west, 8 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers west & 1 on the sea, 2 Great Crested Grebes and 2 Auk sp. west.

Others 
1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 28 Ringed Plovers, 70 Sanderlings, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 500 Dunlins, 1 Jack Snipe, 7 Snipe, 215 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Spotted Redshanks, 200 Turnstones, 1 Med. Gull, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Stonechats and 1 Grey Wagtail.
 
 Snipe
 
 Purple Sandpiper

Turnstone

Wednesday, 26th November 2014

Offshore 
13 Common Scoters west, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Great Crested Grebe west and 6 Auk sp. west. Also 1 Atlantic Grey Seal.

Others 
300 Teal, 2 Shovelers, 1 Little Egret, 27 Ringed Plovers, 75 Sanderlings, 240 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Med. Gull, 2 Stonechats, 1 Grey Wagtail and 5 Rock Pipits.
 
 Stonechat
 
 Oystercatcher

Tuesday, 25th November 2014

Offshore 
1 Shelduck east, 37 Common Scoters west, 9 Red-breasted Mergansers, 3 Red-throated Divers west & 1 on the sea, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Guillemot and 5 Auk sp. west.

Others
6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 1 Water Rail, 31 Ringed Plovers, 125 Golden Plovers, 1,000 Lapwings, 85 Sanderlings, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 400 Dunlins, 4 Snipe, 270 Black-tailed Godwits, 230 Turnstones, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechats, 2 Grey Wagtails, 6 Rock Pipits and 35 Linnets.
 
 Black-tailed Godwits

Purple Sandpiper

Ringing 
1 Wren, 1 Robin and 5 Reed Buntings.
 
 Reed Bunting

Monday, 24th November 2014

Offshore:
2 Shelducks east, 4 Wigeons west, 1 Scaup west, 51 Common Scoters west, 12 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers west & 3 on the sea, 1 Great Northern Diver, 5 Great Crested Grebes west, 1 Guillemot west and 17 Auk sp. west.

Grounded Migrants:
11 Redwings.

Others 
420 Pink-footed Geese, 5 Goldeneyes, 3 Little Egrets, 1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 26 Ringed Plovers, 130 Golden Plovers, 900 Lapwings, 100 Sanderlings, 285 Dunlins, 240 Black-tailed Godwits, 230 Turnstones, 1 Med. Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechats and 23 Goldfinch.
 
Goldfinches

Little Egret

Sunday, 23rd November 2014

Offshore 
1 Teal west, 47 Common Scoters west, 9 Red-breasted Mergansers, 9 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Great Northern Diver west, 3 Guillemots west, 1 Razorbill west and 42 Auk sp. west.

Grounded Migrants
1 Chiffchaff, 4 Fieldfares and 22 Redwings.

Others 
430 Wigeons, 400 Teal, 5 Goldeneyes, 2 Little Egrets, 36 Ringed Plovers, 250 Golden Plovers, 1,700 Lapwings, 160 Sanderlings, 400 Dunlins, 1 Jack Snipe, 28 Snipe, 107 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Med. Gull, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Stonechats, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Water Pipit and 19 Twite.
 
 
Wigeon

Ringing 
1 Wren, 1 Robin and 1 Pied Wagtail.
 
 Robin

Saturday, 22nd November 2014

Offshore
27 Common Scoters west, 12 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Great Crested Grebe west and 1 Auk sp. west.

Grounded Migrants 
1 Goldcrest, 30 Blackbirds and 17 Redwings.

Others 
450 Pink-footed Geese, 4 Goldeneyes, 1 Little Egret, 1 Merlin, 1 Water Rail, 28 Ringed Plovers, 70 Grey Plovers, 750 Knot, 75 Sanderlings, 2 Jack Snipe, 54 Snipe, 83 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechats, 1 Grey Wagtail, 9 Rock Pipits and 23 Twite.
 
 Little Egret

Snipe

Ringing 
3 Blackbirds and 4 Goldfinch.
 
 Blackbird

Friday, 21st November 2014

Offshore
48 Common Scoters west, 1 Goldeneye west, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Gannet east and 1 Great Crested Grebe.

Visible Migration
100 Wood Pigeons east south-east.

Grounded Migrants
1 Goldcrest and 11 Redwings.

Others
2 Little Egrets, 1 Peregrine, 95 Golden Plovers, 83 Grey Plovers, 1,000 Lapwings, 700 Knot, 60 Sanderlings, 145 Black-tailed Godwits, 14 Bar-tailed Godwits, 200 Turnstones, 1 Black Redstart - yesterdays bird still present, 4 Stonechats, 1 Grey Wagtail and 5 Rock Pipits.
 
 Black Redstart

Thursday, 20th November 2014

Offshore 
1 Shelduck east, 18 Common Scoters west, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Red-throated Diver west & 1 on the sea and 2 Great Crested Grebes west.

Grounded Migrants:
1 Fieldfare, 4 Redwings and 1 Black Redstart.

Others
325 Teal, 6 Goldeneyes, 3 Little Egrets, 1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 31 Ringed Plovers, 180 Golden Plovers, 1,500 Lapwings, 115 Sanderlings, 400 Dunlins, 1 Jack Snipe, 5 Snipe, 215 Black-tailed Godwits, 180 Turnstones, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechats, 2 Grey Wagtail and 23 Twite.
 
 Black-tailed Godwits

Ringing
1 Greenfinch and 2 Reed Buntings.
 
 Greenfinch

Wednesday, 19th November 2014

Offshore
4 Shelducks east, 3 Teal west, 154 Common Scoters west, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, 3 Red-throated Divers west and 1 Great Crested Grebe east.
 
 Red-breasted Mergansers

Visible Migration
1 Wood Pigeon in off the sea and 2 Redpolls south.

Grounded Migrants 
3 Woodcocks, 1 Chiffchaff, 17 Blackbirds, 3 Song Thrushes and 7 Redwings.

Others 
6 Goldeneyes, 9 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Peregrines, 1 Water Rail, 26 Ringed Plovers, 350 Golden Plovers, 2,000 Lapwings, 150 Sanderlings, 500 Dunlins, 260 Black-tailed Godwits, 200 Turnstones, 1 Med. Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Stonechats and 1 Grey Wagtail.
 
 Black-tailed Godwits

Goldeneye

Ringing
2 Blue Tits, 2 Great Tits, 1 Song Thrush and 1 Greenfinch.
 
 Greenfinch

Tuesday, 18th November 2014

Offshore
324 Common Scoters west, 8 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Red-throated Diver west & 1 on the sea, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Razorbill west and 7 Auk sp. east.

Visible Migration
240 Pink-footed Geese south-east, 1 Lapwing in off the sea, 45 Wood Pigeons south-west, 11 Skylarks south, 9 Starlings south and 12 Chaffinch south.

Grounded Migrants 
1 Goldcrest, 20 Blackbirds, 9 Redwings and 1 Fieldfare.

Others 
500 Pink-footed Geese, 3 Shovelers, 5 Goldeneyes, 3 Little Egrets, 1 Peregrine, 1 Merlin, 1 Water Rail, 275 Golden Plovers, 1,200 Lapwings, 180 Sanderlings, 450 Dunlins, 3 Snipe, 135 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Stonechats, 1 Grey Wagtail, 45 Greenfinch, 35 Linnets and 18 Twite.
 
 Black-tailed Godwit and Oystercatchers

Greenfinches

Twite

Short-eared Owl

Ringing 
1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Chaffinch and 4 Reed Buntings.
 
 Song Thrush

Monday, 17th November 2014

Offshore
37 Common Scoters west, 18 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Great Northern Diver northeast, 3 Red-throated Divers west, 104 Cormorants east, 2 Great Crested Grebes west, 4 Little Gulls east, 1 Guillemot east, 1 Razorbill west and 10 Auk sp. east. Also 1 Atlantic Grey Seal.

Visible Migration
1 Pink-footed Goose in off the sea.

Grounded Migrants 
1 Woodcock and 12 Redwings.

Others
5 Shovelers, 9 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Peregrine, 29 Ringed Plovers, 275 Golden Plovers, 63 Grey Plovers, 2,000 Lapwings, 1,000 Knots, 73 Sanderlings, 400 Dunlins, 360 Black-tailed Godwits, 11 Bar-tailed Godwits, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechats, 1 Grey Wagtail and 10 Twite.

 Black-tailed Godwits, Oystercatchers and Redshank

Sunday, 16th November 2014

Another new Cetti's Warbler was found today, a vocal bird was at the tip pools, a new location for this species. A Kingfisher was trapped and ringed this morning which was only the second ever to be caught at the Obs.
 
Kingfisher

Offshore
23 Shelducks west, 8 Wigeons west, 34 Common Scoters west, 12 Red-breasted Mergansers, 5 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Guillemot and 4 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration 
9 Redwings south and 4 Fieldfares south.

Grounded Migrants 
1 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 new Cetti's Warbler and 7 Redwings.

Others
4 Whooper Swans, 600 Pink-footed Geese, 500 Wigeons, 325 Teal, 4 Shovelers, 3 Goldeneyes, 4 Little Egrets, 2 Peregrines, 1 Merlin,  2 Water Rails, 260 Golden Plovers,1,200 Lapwings, 800 Knot, 6 Snipe, 370 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Med. Gulls, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Stonechats, 2 Grey Wagtails, 7 Rock Pipits and 17 Twites.
 
 Pink-footed Geese

Peregrine

Stonechat

Black-tailed Godwits

Merlin

Ringing
1 Kingfisher, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Blackbird, 1 Greenfinch and 12 Reed Buntings.
 
 Reed Bunting

Saturday, 15th November 2014

Two good birds were found today, the first was a very late Osprey over Rossall Point late morning. It was picked up after all the Gulls went up off the beach alarm calling, expecting maybe a Rough-leg!!, it turned out to be the latest Osprey by far at the Obs. It was circling over the sea for about 5 minutes before drifting off east into the bay.

The second good bird was found by visiting birders looking for the Greenland White-front. A Bittern wandered out from a reed fringed ditch at Fleetwood Farm and was watched walking south along the field edge. It eventually made its way south across the field to one of the reed fringed pools.

Offshore
2 Shelducks west & 12 south, 3 Wigeons west, 1 Scaup west, 65 Common Scoters west, 1 Goldeneye west, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Gannet west, 2 Great Crested Grebes west and 2 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration
8 Whooper Swans south, 85 Pink-footed Geese south, 1 Osprey east, 28 Wood Pigeons south & 80 northeast, 5 Skylarks south, 12 Fieldfares south, 1 Blackbird south, 3 Siskins south, 8 Linnets south, 7 Greenfinches south, 1 Reed Bunting south, 2 Goldfinches south and 1 Redpoll south.

 Woodpigeons

 Greenfinch

Grounded Migrants 
1 Woodcock, 1 Goldcrest, 40 Blackbirds, 5 Song Thrushes, 1 Fieldfare and 32 Redwings.

Others
1,500 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 300  Teal, 6 Shovelers, 1 Bittern, 1 Little Egret, 2 Peregrines, 43 Golden Plovers, 750 Lapwings, 600 Knots, 180 Dunlins, 155 Black-tailed Godwits, 17 Bar-tailed Godwits, 1 Little Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechats, 2 Grey Wagtails and 4 Rock Pipits.

 Little Egret

Pink-footed Geese

 Little Owl

Ringing
1 Goldcrest, 1 Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 1 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch and 3 Reed Buntings.

 Redwing

Friday, 14th November 2014

Offshore 
4 Wigeons west, 25 Common Scoters west, 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Red-throated Diver west, 6 Little Gulls and 1 Auk sp. west.

Grounded Migrants 
25 Blackbirds, 2 Song Thrushes and 11 Redwings.

Others
800 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 470 Wigeons, 350 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 1 Merlin, 90 Golden Plovers, 1,000 Lapwings, 90 Sanderlings, 350 Dunlins, 4 Snipe, 235 Black-tailed Godwits, 600 Redshanks, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Med. Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechats, 1 Grey Wagtail and 3 Rock Pipits.
 
 Dunlin
 
 Black-tailed Godwits

Ringing 
1 Great Tit, 1 Redwing and 7 Pied Wagtails.
 
 Pied Wagtail

Thursday, 13th November 2014

Offshore
38 Common Scoters west, 9 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Red-throated Diver west, 2 Great Crested Grebes west, 1 Guillemot west and 6 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration 
280 Wood Pigeons south, 4 Fieldfares south, 1 Rock Pipit south-west and 6 Chaffinch south.

Grounded Migrants 
1 Chiffchaff.

Others
800 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 2 Shovelers, 3 Goldeneyes, 1 Little Egret, 1 Merlin, 39 Ringed Plovers, 1,000 Lapwings, 130 Sanderlings, 17 Black-tailed Godwits, 200 Turnstones, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechats, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Rock Pipits and 12 Twite.
 
 Sanderlings
 
 Merlin

Wednesday, 12th November 2014

Offshore
1 dark-bellied Brent Goose west, 18 Common Scoters west, 11 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers west, 1 Great Crested Grebe west and 3 Auk sp. west.

Grounded Migrants 
13 Redwings.

Others 
430 Wigeons, 225 Teal, 2 Shovelers, 3 Goldeneyes, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 42 Ringed Plovers, 75 Golden Plovers, 1,000 Lapwings, 175 Sanderlings, 2 Purple Sandpipers, 250 Dunlins, 8 Snipe, 47 Black-tailed Godwits, 225 Turnstones, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechats, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Rock Pipits and 1 Snow Bunting.
 
 Purple Sandpipers

Stonechat

Tuesday, 11th November 2014

Offshore
3 Wigeons west, 12 Common Scoters west, 17 Red-breasted Mergansers, 3 Red-throated Divers west, 2 Great Crested Grebes west, 1 Razorbill west and 4 Auk sp. west.

Visible Migration:
12 Wood Pigeons south, 7 Fieldfares south and 1 Redpoll south.

Grounded Migrants 
2 Woodcocks, 30 Blackbirds, 3 Song Thrushes and 16 Redwings.

Others
1,200 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Greenland White-fronted Geese, 4 Goldeneyes, 1 Little Egret, 49 Ringed Plovers, 17 Golden Plovers, 800 Lapwings, 275 Sanderlings, 135 Dunlins, 75 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Med.Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Stonechats, 3 Rock Pipits and 1 Snow Bunting.
 
 Goldeneyes
 
 Greenland White-fronted Goose (in the rain!)

Ringing
2 Blue Tits, 1 Chaffinch and 1 Goldfinch.