Monday, 30th October 2017

We finally got in on the Hawfinch irruption today with two birds flying SE over the Mount at 08:50. They were first heard calling and picked up flying east behind a flock of Fieldfares before veering to the SE.

Offshore

10 Shelducks east, 17 Common Scoters west, 1 Goldeneye east, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Red-throated Diver east, 2 Great Crested Grebes east and 1 Auk sp. east.

Visible Migration

32 Pink-footed Geese south, 27 Wood pigeons south, 124 Jackdaws south, 14 Carrion Crows south, 19 Skylarks south/south-east, 46 Starlings south, 5 Blackbirds east, 163 Fieldfares east, 44 Redwings east, 2

Mistle Thrushes south-east, 5 Tree Sparrows south, 1 Grey Wagtail south, 8 Alba Wagtails south, 9 Meadow Pipits south, 4 Rock Pipits west, 9 Bramblings south/south-east, 144 Chaffinch south/south-east, 2 Hawfinch south-east, 22 Greenfinch south/south-east, 5 Linnets south, 4 Redpolls east, 14 Goldfinch south, 5 Siskins east and 7 Reed Buntings south-east.

 

 Jackdaws

 

 Fieldfares

Grounded Migrants

4 Goldcrests, 4 Song Thrushes, 8 Redwings and 2 Bramblings.

Others

400 Pink-footed Geese, 425 Wigeons, 600 Teals, 2 Goldeneyes, 5 Little Egrets, 400 Lapwings, 19 Golden Plovers, 38 Ringed Plovers, 24 Black-tailed Godwits, 140 Sanderlings, 155 Dunlins, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warblers and 2 Stonechats.

 

 Stonechat

Ringing 

3 Blue Tits, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 2 Fieldfares, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Redwings, 5 Chaffinch, 13 Greenfinches, 6 Goldfinch and 2 Reed Buntings.

 

 Fieldfare

 

 Redwing