Saturday, 17th September 2016

The first Pink-footed Geese, Jack Snipe and Stonechat of the Autumn were recorded today.

Stonechat

Offshore
4 Shelducks east, 24 Common Scoters west, 1 Great Crested Grebe north, 2 Gannets east, 6 Sandwich Terns, 2 Guillemots east and 6 Auk sp. east.

Visible Migration
53 Pink-footed Geese south, 2 Little Egrets east, 1 Grey Heron east, 1 Sparrowhawk south, 2 Buzzards south, 2 Snipe east, 15 Jackdaws south-east, 3 Carrion Crows south, 6 Skylarks south, 29 Swallows south, 12 Grey Wagtails south, 42 Alba Wagtails south, 371 Meadow Pipits south, 1 Siskin south, 14 Linnets south and 3 Reed Bunting south.
 
 Pink-footed Geese

Grounded Migrants
11 Goldcrests, 5 Chiffchaffs, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Robins, 1 Stonechat and 6 Wheatears.

Others
26 Wigeons, 40 Teal, 2 Shovelers, 9 Little Egrets, 450 Lapwings, 175 Ringed Plovers, 11 Black-tailed Godwits, 160Sanderlings, 75 Dunlins, 1 Green Sandpiper, 500 Redshanks, 1 Jack Snipe, 45 Snipe, 4 Stock Doves and 80 Goldfinch.

Ringing
2 Goldcrests and 3 Meadow Pipits.
 
 Meadow Pipit

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