Back after what seemed like an age. Scillies was good fun and some excellent birding was had with great friends. Straight up the cliffs on my first morning to lovely conditions though numbers of migrants seemed thin on the ground. A walk from home to the pines cafe and back was highlighted by a Jacksnipe, which flushed from my feet and flew around before dropping into one of the top fields.
15 Stonechat, 10 Swallow, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap ,a late c.Whitethroat (pic below) 4 Firecrest, 10+ Goldcrest, 3 Brambling, c50 Siskin and 3 Redpoll, No ring ouzels (despite up to 5 being seen by Rich recently) untill this morning where 3 were present in Langdon hole.
A Eurasian Treecreeper was present in the Pines garden y’day and today, whilst common patch birds like Skylark, Yellowhammer and Corn bunting were out and about in good numbers and are joined by migrant Reed buntings – up to 15 on the farm today.
22 Brent Geese down channel and a Red throated diver on the sea at langdon in a brief glance, Ian Serle had Long tailed skua and Sabines gull from st Margarets last week plus a few other bits and Lucy L had a Great grey shrike on lighthouse down, fantastic stuff.
Some interesting weather ahead and some big holes to fill this autumn starting with a local Yellow browed warbler please!
PERDIX BIRDER 