Today's sightings-Migration!
With perfect conditions for birds to leave Scandinavia and a good North East wind with mist there was plenty to see today. All birds were seen flying low back into the wind heading North East, presumably having headed too far SW overnight and now tracking back inland following the river. These are only the counts of birds that we saw between 8.30am and 1pm (Total of 17,535) We are sure there would have been more before and after our observations.
HAWFINCH 1 Female at the Holden Tower then flew NE
Chaffinch 7,830 NE
Brambling 107 NE
Lesser Redpoll 8 NE
Redpoll Sp (large) 2 NE
Siskin 67 NE
Linnet 84 NE
Bullfinch 9 NE
Greenfinch 25 NE
Goldfinch 5 NE
Starling 8,500 NE
Fieldfare 187 NE
Redwing 274 NE
Mistle Thrush 1 NE
Song Thrush 82 NE
Jay 23 NE
Meadow Pipit 316 NE
Reed Bunting 9 NE
Snipe 5 NE
The South Lake
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 adult winter
Black-tailed Godwit 120
Teal 111
Shoveler 47
Cormorant 7
Great-crested Grebe 1
Little Grebe 1
The Zeiss Hide
BITTERN 1 Showing well
Teal 645
Shoveler 41
Pintail 10
Lapwing 158
The Holden Tower
Common Crane 4 (GCP)
White-fronted Goose 6
Blackcap 1
Chiffchaff 2
Goldcrest 8
