Middleton Nature Reserve
Ringing captures included
Siberian Chiffchaff 1 - All the features were correct including particularly black legs.
It's not easy holding a bird in one hand and camera in the other! |
Chiffchaff (Collybita) - A bit pale and washed out but bare parts not particularly dark and normal calls given after release
Collybita Chiffchaff |
Cetti's Warbler - I new bird ringed - they are still moving about (2 singing in the afternoon)
Redpoll 1
There were 4 Tufted duck on the "no swimming" pond
The female with the white around bill and roundish head, is either at the extreme range for a Tufted or is a hybrid. |
It was a day for birds at the extreme of their range. These pictures of a small Dunlin with a short bill below the heliport wall. Taken by Pete.
It is unusual for what appears to be a schinzii to be still
around early winter unless it is a very small nominate alpina
The mud actually makes the bill look longer and thicker than it actually was. |
Also from the Heliport, Jean managed to read this orange flagged Knot.
SR77065 1E Ringed 22/09/2017 2017 6 6 Altcar SR77065 1E Sighted 22/09/2017 2017 6 16/04/2018 2018 4 16 Southport SR77065 1E Sighted 22/09/2017 2017 6 22/09/2018 2018 9 22 Formby SR77065 1E Sighted 22/09/2017 2017 6 20/03/2019 2019 3 20 Southport SR77065 1E Sighted 22/09/2017 2017 6 29/11/2019 2019 11 29 Southport SR77065 1E Sighted 22/09/2017 2017 6 27/01/2020 2020 1 27 Southport SR77065 1E Sighted 22/09/2017 2017 6 24/07/2020 2020 7 24 Ainsdale Beach
Other records from Jean:
Middleton Nature Reserve
Tree Sparrow 5 in bushes then headed ENE, in a line towards the new feeder.
Skylark 1 east
Heysham Nature Reserve
Woodcock - one below the non-existent obs tower.
Goldcrest 1
Plus geese included in report below
There were several reports of Pink-Footed goose movement:
47 north
332 north between 09:00 - 09:05
110 south between 11:15 - 12:10
128 south between 12:20 - 13:30
Some of the Pinkfoot from Janet |
Insects:
Migrant Hawker 1 near dog walk pond - ref Janet
Common Darter 1 Middleton Nature Reserve
male Common Darter |