22nd November
Lighter winds through the
day but they were still very cold and from the ESE bringing the occasional
shower in with them; the highlight was a juvenile RED-NECKED GREBE in Nouster (despite two records last year, only the
seventh record for the island!). Other
totals generated by some good coverage included 12 Red-throated Divers, 2
Great-northern Divers, 6 Whooper Swans, 255 Wigeon, 61 Mallard, 14 Pintail, 19
Long-tailed Duck, 9 Red-breasted Mergansers, a Grey Plover, 188 Purple
Sandpipers, 47 Dunlin, 131 Redshank and a decent influx of Gulls comprising 211
Common Gulls, 454 Herring Gulls and 197 Great Black-backed Gulls.
Across the land there was also a nice selection of
birds, mainly lingering stuff but a few new bits as totals included 2 Hen
Harriers, a Kestrel, a Merlin, 2 Woodcock, 2 Long-eared Owls caught in Holland (a new
bird and a re-trap from 2nd October), 15 Skylarks, 5 Meadow Pipits,
6 Rock Pipits, 3 Robins, 76 Blackbird, 28 Fieldfare, 10 Song Thrush, 70
Redwings, a Blackcap, a Chiffchaff, 9 Chaffinch, a Brambling, 93 Twite, 5
Common Redpolls, 19 Snow Buntings and 11 Reed Buntings.
Red-necked Grebe Simon Davies
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