Saturday 22 October 2016

Brambling bonanza (for Heysham anyway)

Overhead vis was low key but livened up with coastal finch passage:
Brambling - 10
Chaffinch - 114
Siskin - 5
Goldfinch - 17
Greenfinch - 1
Lesser Redpoll - 1
Meadow Pipit - 15
Skylark - 2
alba wagtail - 3
Reed Bunting - 2
Redwing - 7
Blackbird - 6
Song Thrush - 4
Pink-footed Goose 53 (16,37)
Whooper Swan - 6
Mute Swan - 2
Woodpigeon - 32
Jackdaw - 147
Snipe - 1
Raven - 2

For the first day since 6th October NO Redwing were caught and ringed.

News was received of a presumed Great Grey Shrike seen yesterday at 10:15 at Heysham Head. So that's two Greats missed by yours truly but at least someone was around to witness them.