Friday, 23 October 2015

23rd October


It was still very windy first thing after a really wild night but the wind eased down pretty rapidly to become pleasant by mid-morning; the sea was surprisingly average with a 1st winter Little Gull heading north the highlight along with 150 Common Scoter, 10 Kittiwakes, 3 Great-northern Divers, 90+ Gannets and a few Auks.

                The bushes were quiet but presumably the same 3 Woodlarks flew over the lighthouse at lunchtime somewhat bizarrely in the company of 2 Crossbills; there was then little change around the coast with a Purple Sandpiper, a Lapland Bunting and a Slavonian Grebe in Verevågen along with noticeable increases in Meadow Pipits, Rock Pipits and Starlings.

                There was little else but the Three-toed Woodpecker was still in Lebeltet along with a handful of Chaffinches, Bramblings, Siskins and Redpolls while a single Wheatear was still in Vågsvollvika.
 


The Three-toed Woodpecker in action

Still some Wheatears hanging on
 

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