The weather looked good with winds light east backing north east over night with rain. Initial impressions were good with the two first birds in west town a pair of Brambling.
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| Brambling |
The magic bush was disappointing with no birds present. I headed east with the best birds on route a Goldcrest and a late Willow Warbler. Arriving at Grace's garden I got a text to say there was a Yellow-browed Warbler in the west end trailer park. Grace's was quiet with just a few Redwing and a few Robins. A spent a few minutes talking to Eamon Meenan and a small warbler moved from the bracken to the garden. Yellow browed Warbler. It did not hang around for a photo. Moving east to Micky Meenans there were plenty of Tree Sparrows with 33 counted in one flock in his crop field.
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| Tree Sparrows |
A few more Robins were noted but still no Chiffchaff or Blackcap. Lots of birds on the path to the lake including another Brambling, thrushes and lots of Meadow Pipits.
I spent an hour at Anton's east end patch - very quiet. The only birds showing were a Chiffchaff and a Goldcrest. A 'tecking' call persisted for a couple of minutes low down in cover but the bird did not show and it appeared to move on before anyone else made it there.
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| Juv. Song Trush |
On the boat home the best birds the best birds were 1 Manx Shearwater, 12 Bonxies and a Pomarine Skua.
Chris reported a Yellow-browed Warbler later in Antons patch, possibly one of the birds from earlier that day.
A reasonable day...
Trip list
2 Chiffchaff
1 Willow Warbler
1 Blackcap
8 Goldcrest
2 Yellow-browed Warbler
12 Robin
80 Redwing
1 Mistle Thush
1 Blackbird
10 Song Thrush
40 Tree Sparrow
30 Linnet
8 Brambling
50 Meadow Pipit
70 Rock Pipit
1 Skylark
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Wheatear
2 Raven
10 Hooded Crow
30 Turnstone
5 Redshank
1 Snipe
10 Teal
30 Mallard
10 Wigeon
1 female Pintail
6 Eider
1 Manx Shearwater
12 Great Skua
1 Pomarine Skua
1 Buzzard
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