Friday 3 November 2017

Overall it was pretty quiet today, although with a few notable increases such as three Merlins, three Woodcocks, 33 Blackbirds, 336 Starlings and 40 Rock Pipits, about half of the latter heading south over the South End in the days only notable vismig. The interesting-looking Lesser Whitethroat was at Ty Pellaf for its second day, and a Black Redstart at the Boathouse, to add a bit of quality to the day's other migrants, which included three Snipes, two Grey Wagtails, four alba Wagtails, 34 Robins, a Fieldfare, 11 Song Thrushes, six Redwings, two Blackcaps, nine Chiffchaffs, 13 Goldcrests, three Long-tailed Tits, two Reed Buntings and a small selection of finches; 49 Goldfinches was a notable increase and 28 Chaffinches, three Bramblings, a Greenfinch, eight Siskins,14 Linnets, two Lesser Redpolls and a Bullfinch were also seen.

About an hours seawatching gave some reasonable passage of 219 Black-headed Gulls, 102 Kittiwakes and 130 Razorbills, with quality coming from singles of Red-throated and Great Northern Diver, four Gannets (the first in several days), 20 Common Scoters, eight Mediterranean Guls and three Common Gulls.



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