Saturday, 27 August 2016

GEDSER - 27th August

The settled weather continued but the wind (not that there was much) had switched round to the NW which did wonders for the numbers of birds caught through the morning as 121 new birds were trapped; the total was highlighted by the second Grasshopper Warbler of the autumn and another juvenile Red-backed Shrike while the bulk of the birds were made up of 29 Lesser Whitethroats, 17 Whitethroats, 20 Blackcaps and 15 Willow Warblers.   There were a few Sparrowhawks whizzing around with several of them migrating off to the south while a flock of 9 Crossbills were the only other birds of note seen through the morning.

                A Woodlark in one of the newly created stubble fields to the north of Birkemose was the only bird of note during a drive round in the afternoon before an Osprey circled low over the point in the evening, thought about heading out to sea but decided it was too late in the day and drifted back inland.
 

Grasshopper Warbler








Osprey

Heron

Yellow Wagtail

Red Squirrel
 

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