Monday, 19 April 2021

LANDGUARD - 19th April

 Super flat calm first thing and with the touch of east in the wind overnight there was thick fog blanketing the point in the morning which persisted through until 09:00 when bright, warm sunshine won through; the change in conditions did the trick though and while there wasn’t huge numbers of migrants there was a distinct increase in grounded birds highlighted by a smart first-winter Siberian Chiffchaff – a classic spring bird which even called several times whilst in the hand, a cool little peeep noise!   

Other birds included the singing Black Redstart still, 5 Blackcaps, a Chaffinch, 6 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Goldcrests, a Lesser Redpoll, 6 Robins, 8+ Song Thrush, 2 Wheatears, 4 Yellow Wagtails and at least three Whimbrel heard calling in the fog first thing.



Siberian Chiffchaff


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