Friday 30 September 2011

Hot and Sunny

A plod around The Desert, The Moat and most of the trapping area was very productive. 45 Chiffchaffs, 21 Blackcaps, 3 Common Whitethroats, 6 Northern Wheatears, 5 Stonechats, 2 Pied Flycatchers buried in the sallows, 6 parties of Siskins over also 1 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Crossbills, 18 Skylarks, 29 Goldfinches, 14 Pied Wagtails, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 13 Swallows, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Merlin, 1 Hobby, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Sparrowhawks and a trickle of Meadow Pipits over.
On the sea 4+ Arctic Skuas, 5 Common Scoter, 1 Med Gull , a few Terns and Gannets.
At the ARC highlights 96 Golden Plover, 7 Knot, 4 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Sparrowhawk, the Goosander and 9 Chiffchaffs. 

Both birds did there best to avoidthe camera

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