Author Archives: Val Jones

14 Common Buzzards up, ad Yellow-l-Gull.

Probably the highlight of the autumn so far; Ogston’s third ever Woodlark flew down the reservoir at 1001 before flying east at 1004. Pretty quiet otherwise with a fem Pochard, imm drake Goosander and a fem Blackcap.

Vis-mig at Highoredish produced 34 Pinkfeet E, 109 Redwings, 24 Chaffinches & 8 Crossbills (2+8).

Female Goldeneye still, ad Yellow-l-Gull, single Chiffchaff, 70+ Redwings, 2 Bramblings.

3 Wigeon, drake Shoveler, fem Goldeneye and a (the?) Rock Pipit.

3 Wigeon and a female Goldeneye.

3 Wigeon, 6 Goosander, ad Yellow-l-Gull, a Rock Pipit and 2 Bramblings. Also a 3W Caspian Gull briefly late afternoon.

24 Whooper Swans flew E along with 58 Pinkfeet, 3 Mandarins, a Goosander, 2 Snipe, 2 Grey Wagtails, 19 Redpolls.

3 Wigeon, ad fem Goshawk, 2 Ravens, good numbers of Redwings, single Brambling.

c120 Pinkfeet flew E, 4 Wigeon, fem Goldeneye (first of the period), 2 Goosander, 9 C.Buzzards, a Green Sandpiper, a Dunlin, ad Yellow-l-Gull, Rock Pipit again, 2 Bramblings.