GEDSER - 25th October

A lovely day, sunny with the light wind switching round to the north; the nets, although open all day in the fine conditions were fairly quiet with 154 new birds caught including 3 Northern Bullfinches and a Great-spotted Woodpecker.   A Norwegian ringed Goldcrest was also of note.

                There wasn’t too much passing overhead either with a few decent flocks of Jackdaws the only obvious migrants although little bits included a Woodlark and 2 Grey Wagtails; the middle of the day when it was at its sunniest saw excellent numbers of Common Buzzards high over the garden, I’ve no real idea how many there were as they were forming big kettles drifting out and drifting back in, moving south then north etc. but at one stage there were 60+ in a big circling flock over the garden.   There were 5+ Rough-legged Buzzards and a Red kite mixed in with the flocks; a Great Grey Shrike was also in the garden during the afternoon but it avoided all the nets.

 

Sparrowhawk

Brambling

Tree Sparrow

Rough-legged Buzzard