Thursday 25 October 2012

Thursday 25th October 2012

Belvide Res (permit only)
A adult POMARINE SKUA this afternoon at 15.55 for a few minutes before it flew SE, also present Common Scoter, Med Gull & 5x Yellow-legged Gulls........Belvide Blog

Pomarine Skua at Belvide today, photo by Roger Gibb


Westport Lake
Scaup still present this morning, also Green Woodpecker, 49 Redwing over SSE, 4x Fieldfare over SSE & Raven over Bradwell Wood..............CJW.

Silverdale CP
A Short-eared Owl this evening, also a probable Jack Snipe flushed from small pools...............JH.

Branston Gravel Pits
3x Dunlin, 2x Redshank, Ruff, c500x Golden Plover, 9x Curlew, Common Gull (1st w), 2x Goldeneye, 5x Wigeon, Gadwall, Pochard, 21x Little Grebe, 2x GCG, Green Woodpecker, Redwing (numerous over), 3x Caddis Fly...............JW.

Mossfield Landfill
18 Fieldfare this morning, also 2x Grey Wagtail at the pools.............STU.

Kingsley
Over 200 Redwing flew over farm in an hour yesterday................KC.

Berryhill (visible migration)
1705x Fieldfare, 435x Redwing, c80 Pink-footed Geese, 2x Brambling, 3x Siskin, also a Wheatear, Stonechat, 2x Snipe, 2x Cormorant, 3x Raven .......RT.KH.

Alton Farmland
32x Fieldfare, Crossbill, 4x Redpoll, 2x Goldcrest, 3x Mipits, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk.......TE.

River Sow Meadows
Kingfisher, Fieldfare x63, Raven x3, Linnet x45, Chiffchaff x2, Siskin x3, Snipe x4, Little Grebe x5.................RS.

Tittensor Chase
4x Treecreeper, 4x Jay, Raven, Buzzard, 2x Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest, Nuthatch & 2x Skylark.................AR.

Boarsgrove
Short-eared Owl........DP.

Merryton Low
70x Fieldfare, 10x Starling, 2x Mipits........DP.

Ford
30x Lapwing.......DP