10/23/2023 0 Comments Purple martin sightings 2018![]() Moving overland 8 Common Buzzard, 2 Ruff, 1 Green Sandpiper, 12 Sand Martin, 34 Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail and 2 Siskin. On the move over the sea were 49 Teal, 46 Common Scoter, 4 Red-throated Diver, 5 Fulmar, 169 Gannet, 21 Cormorant, 117 Oystercatcher, 9 Whimbrel, 2 Turnstone, 19 Sanderling, 5 Kittiwake, 1 Bonxie and 8 Arctic Skua. Compared to the previous day it was difficult finding many migrants, having been clear overnight with just 14 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiff-chaff, 5 Sedge Warbler, 8 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 13 Whitethroat, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 15 Whinchat, 6 Wheatear, 13 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail and 1 Tree Pipit. There were also 3 Icterine Warbler, singles at Hillrise in Easington, along the canal and an unringed bird showing well at Kew, (maybe yesterdays bird from the Obs). ![]() (There was also a report on the pagers of 2 Barred Warbler for potato field/wire dump, but no info has come our way).Īlso new for the autumn was a vocal Common Rosefinch in Canal hedge, which flew up the canal being reported later by the sluice, then flying back down the canal. There was a big clear out of migrants today and no sign of the Woodchat Shrike, but the autumn's first Barred Warbler was found skulking here and proved diifficult throughout. ![]() Use the archive navigation to see more sightings.Ī fine sunny warm day with high wispy clouds and a F2 N-NE wind. Ringing: 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Icterine Warbler, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Swallow, 13 Tree Sparrow, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Red-backed Shrike, 2 Blue Tit. ![]() Other sightings included 9 Wigeon, 1 Pintail, 2 Water Rail canal scrape, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 14 Greenshank, juvenile Spotted Redshank, 7 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Purple Sandpiper at the Warren, 4 Short-eared Owl Holderness field and the Tawny Owl at Kew. Overland going south were 2 Marsh Harrier, 11 Common Buzzard (with 6 still in area), 23 Swallow, 7 Sand Martin, 40 Tree Sparrow, 3 Flava, 2 Grey Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit and 10 Reed Bunting. Migrants totals were lower than maybe expected, but a nice selection were recorded, 17 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Sedge warbler, 9 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 15 Lesser Whitethroat, 30 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Pied Flycatcher, 5 Whinchat, 8 Wheatear, 30 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Tree Pipit.įrustratingly a Dowitcher sp flew south past the sea watch hut at 0742, but not relocated, where 39 Teal, 118 Common Scoter, 7 Red-throated Diver, 5 Fulmar, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 207 Gannet, 8 Cormorant, 33 Oystercatcher, 1 Bonxie, 1 Pomarine Skua and 5 Arctic Skua were also recorded. There were also 2 Red-backed Shrike today with a nice adult male by Easington gas terminal and a juvenile at Sammys, while 2 Icterine Warbler were seen, birds at Kew and along the canal, a brief Corncrake in the Obs garden and a vocal calling Cetti's Warbler at Sammys in the evening. Another day of arrivals albeit small, with the highlight of a juvenile CITRINE WAGTAIL north over the Warren, spending a while on Canal Scrape then flighty about the area for about an hour then vanished.
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