A real change in the
weather with a blazing strong force 8 SW wind and some nasty little showers
making things difficult out in the field; the main and slightly surprising
feature of the day was a strong and prolonged southerly passage of Thrushes
heading low, into the wind with thousands of Redwing and Fieldfare piling
through in small flocks pretty much throughout the day. I didn’t really go out until the afternoon but
it was pretty quiet compared to recent days with presumably yesterday’s Long-eared Owl behind T1 and a Ring Ouzel in Holland the highlights along
with hundreds of Redwings and Fieldfares covering all the fields around the
Obs.
Other birds in the Hooking census route included 15
Whooper Swans, 2 Long-tailed Ducks, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Hen Harrier, a
Merlin, a Kestrel, 48 Ringed Plover and 43 Dunlin.
Long-eared Owl
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