Saturday 30 September 2017

Decent landfall of goldcrests and chiffchaffs

Vis mig
Slow on the coast here with sw cumbria rain and low cloud- bound
Grey wagtail - 1
Alba wagtail - 13
Meadow pipit - 18
Chaffinch - 12
Reed bunting -7
Pink-footed Goose - two flocks of c60 and 63 north

Ocean edge area
Light bellied Brent goose - one south with three shelduck
Wigeon - 5
Little egret - 7
Med gull - 3
Merlin - female

Grounded
Cetti's warbler - unringed bird caught
Goldcrest - various sites revealed 80 to 100 (16 caught in one net set)
Chiffchaff - 20-40
Treecreeper - one heysham head
Blackcap - at least one