Monday, 3 October 2022

Light winds early on allowed for a few hours of ringing at Cristin before the wind strengthened in the afternoon. This was extremely successful with the second Yellow-browed Warbler being trapped alongside a Chiffchaff, four Goldcrests and two Chaffinches

Yellow-browed Warbler © Ed Betteridge

A break in the weather also meant many birds were migrating overhead with 63 Chaffinches, 39 Skylarks, 11 Swallows, 131 Meadow Pipits, four Siskins, 317 Goldfinches, 111 Linnets, 14 Grey Wagtails, 10 Pied Wagtails, eight 'Alba' Wagtails and two Jackdaws

Meadow Pipit © Ed Betteridge

Gulls were also on the move with 359 Herring Gulls, eight Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 141 Black-headed Gulls, four Common Gulls and six Mediterranean Gulls all south. Out to sea an immature male Eider went south alongside 38 Common Scoters

An adult Mediterranean Gull with Black-headed Gulls © Ed Betteridge

Other birds included the Grey Heron, a Sandwich Tern, a Kestrel, a Merlin, three Snipe, a Whimbrel, 41 Curlews, three Redshanks, 19 Robins, two Song Thrushes, four Chiffchaffs and 15 Goldcrests.

Chough © Ed Betteridge

No comments:

Post a Comment