I have been away in Portugal for the past week and very enjoyable it has been too! Not a great deal of birding whilst I was there but a few pictures and a brief report can be found here.
This morning Micky and I did a short ringing session, mainly targeting finches, with Goldfinches and Chaffinches making up most of the catch. However, five Song Thrushes were present at dawn, two of which soon headed inland and there were also three Goldcrests, two of which were caught and ringed. With easterlies forecast next week, hopefully we'll be seeing plenty more of those! Two Coal Tits also appeared mid-morning and were the first in the ringing site this autumn. In previous years odd birds have appeared in August or September, so these are a little later than usual. However, they were clearly British (not continental) and were both young birds, so presumably hadn't come all that far.
Visible migration included an impressive eight Lapland Buntings, four Swallows, a trickle of Siskins, Linnets and Goldfinches, whilst Meadow Pipits continue to move through and seven Grey Wagtails were a bit of a surprise. A flock of 94 Pink-footed Geese headed south although it was perhaps a little surprising that no other flocks followed them.
Visible migration included an impressive eight Lapland Buntings, four Swallows, a trickle of Siskins, Linnets and Goldfinches, whilst Meadow Pipits continue to move through and seven Grey Wagtails were a bit of a surprise. A flock of 94 Pink-footed Geese headed south although it was perhaps a little surprising that no other flocks followed them.
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| Coal Tit |
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| Goldcrest |
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