John and I set nets this morning - my first very cold clear morning of the season. Predictably there were few grounded migrants after the clear conditions overnight. Seven more Grey Wagtails were colour ringed and a flock of 13 Long-tailed Tits was a treat (!) on the first net round.
Meadow Pipit, Wren, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Great Tit - singles of each species
Grey Wagtail 7
Robin 2
Cetti's Warbler 1 + 1 retrap
Chiffchaff 6
Long-tailed Tit 14
Pink footed Geese continued to move southwards in smaller numbers than the last day or so - c 610 in seven flocks. (775 total for the day)
Ten Meadow Pipits and a single Swallow were the only other overhead movements noted.
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| Janet took this shot of the shore out from Knowlys Rd. One good thing about neap tides is that the shorebirds are never far from the sea wall. |
South shore (Malcolm)
A couple of walks along the sea wall, mainly as it was such a pleasant day for walking, there was little to see!
Pink-Footed geese 4 skeins, number included in daily total above.
Shelduck 50 - 43 on the shore plus 7 south
These are some of them filtering the small molluscs from the mud.
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| A couple of antisocial Redshank on No.1 outfall |
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| Only 11 Cormorants on the wooden jetty |
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| This immature Cormorant was on one of the harbour platforms |
Pied Wagtail 17 on Ocean Edge grass
Linnet 2 on Ocean Edge grass
Robin 3 between lighthouse and the waterfall
Wheatear 1 on Red Nab.
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| Wheatear |
Also in Nature Park:
Migrant Hawker 2
Common Darter 4
Red Admiral 4
Peacock 1
Speckled Wood 3
Common Blue 1 (first for a while)
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| Quite a worn female Common Blue |
When I reached the end of the harbour this afternoon, a flock of Pinkfoot were heading my way, so I sat on one of the, very convenient, sea defences and just watched them fly past.
