Local

Wasn't as lazy this morning although I may as well have stayed in bed. The patch was still quiet with much the same as yesterday, lots of Chiffchaff, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, and double figure Grey Wagtails with a few commuting between the New sewage works and the pond. An Adult Med Gull flew over.

Back on the sea front the sea mist was quite thick but I did manage to pick up a Bonxie sat on the water. After a short time it took off and headed south. Another Adult Med Gull flew North. So after 4 hours that was the pick of the bunch.
Maybe later will be better....

Willow Emerald and Red Backed Shrike.

Had a late start today so didn't get onto the patch till just after lunch, it was fairly quiet but the first bird was a Wheatear on the rocks from the cliffs. further round lots of long-tailed tits with a couple of Chiffchaffs mixed in nothing rare. The same really around the disused railway and New Sewage works. On the pond however were 2 Willow Emerald, I think a first ever for me.

 

Rob found a cracking Juvenile Red Backed Shrike at Ness point so late afternoon I headed there and luckily it was still present although only for about 20 minutes before disappearing of to roost presumably.

 

I then nipped to Hamilton Road in the hope I would find the 2 Black Redstarts that had been present, my luck was in.

 

I had a nice relaxing day today topped off with some easy good birds.

Corton Local Patch list 27/09/2014

1	Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus
2	White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons
3	Greylag Goose	Anser anser
4	Brent Goose	Branta bernicla
5	Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna
6	Wigeon	Anas penelope
7	Teal	Anas crecca
8	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
9	Pintail	Anas acuta
10	Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina
11	Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula
12	Eider	Somateria mollissima
13	Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra
14	Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca
15	Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
16	Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
17	Goosander	Mergus merganser
18	Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa
19	Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix
20	Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus
21	Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata
22	Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica
23	Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer
24	Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis
25	Sooty Shearwater	Puffinus griseus
26	Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus
27	Storm Petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus
28	Leach's Petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa
29	Gannet	Morus bassanus
30	Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
31	Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis
32	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
33	Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea
34	Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis
35	Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus
36	Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena
37	Red Kite	Milvus milvus
38	Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus
39	Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus
40	Buzzard	Buteo buteo
41	Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
42	Merlin	Falco columbarius
43	Hobby	Falco subbuteo
44	Peregrine	Falco peregrinus
45	Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
46	Coot	Fulica atra
47	Stone-curlew	Burhinus oedicnemus	24/09/2013
48	Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus
49	Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria
50	Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
51	Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus
52	Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
53	Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
54	Curlew	Numenius arquata
55	Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica
56	Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
57	Knot	Calidris canutus
58	Ruff	Calidris pugnax
59	Sanderling	Calidris alba
60	Dunlin	Calidris alpina
61	Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima
62	Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius
63	Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
64	Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus
65	Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
66	Redshank	Tringa totanus
67	Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus
68	Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola
69	Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
70	Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus
71	Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus
72	Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus
73	Great Skua	Stercorarius skua
74	Puffin	Fratercula arctica
75	Razorbill	Alca torda
76	Guillemot	Uria aalge
77	Little Tern	Sternula albifrons
78	Black Tern	Chlidonias niger
79	Sandwich Tern	Sterna sandvicensis
80	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
81	Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
82	Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla
83	Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus
84	Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus
85	Mediterranean Gull	Larus melanocephalus
86	Common Gull	Larus canus
87	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
88	Herring Gull	Larus argentatus
89	Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis
90	Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus
91	Rock Dove	Columba livia
92	Stock Dove	Columba oenas
93	Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus
94	Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
95	Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus
96	Tawny Owl	Strix aluco
97	Swift	Apus apus
98	Bee-eater	Merops apiaster
99	Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	15/08/2013
100	Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis
101	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major
102	Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio
103	Great Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor
104	Magpie	Pica pica
105	Jay	Garrulus glandarius
106	Jackdaw	Corvus monedula
107	Rook	Corvus frugilegus
108	Carrion Crow	Corvus corone
109	Goldcrest	Regulus regulus
110	Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla
111	Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus
112	Great Tit	Parus major
113	Coal Tit	Periparus ater
114	Skylark	Alauda arvensis
115	Shore Lark	Eremophila alpestris
116	Sand Martin	Riparia riparia
117	Swallow	Hirundo rustica
118	House Martin	Delichon urbicum
119	Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus
120	Greenish Warbler	Phylloscopus trochiloides	20/08/2013
121	Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus
122	Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita
123	Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus
124	Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla
125	Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin
126	Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca
127	Whitethroat	Sylvia communis
128	Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus
129	Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris
130	Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes
131	Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
132	Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus
133	Blackbird	Turdus merula
134	Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris
135	Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos
136	Redwing	Turdus iliacus
137	Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus
138	Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata
139	Robin	Erithacus rubecula
140	Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos
141	Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca
142	Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros
143	Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus
144	Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra
145	Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola
146	Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
147	Dunnock	Prunella modularis
148	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
149	Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava
150	Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea
151	Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba
152	Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis
153	Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis
154	Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus
155	Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs
156	Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla
157	Greenfinch	Chloris chloris
158	Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis
159	Siskin	Carduelis spinus
160	Linnet	Carduelis cannabina
161	Lesser Redpoll	Carduelis cabaret
162	Common (Mealy) Redpoll	Carduelis flammea
163	Common Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra
164	Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula
165	Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis
166	Lapland Bunting	Calcarius lapponicus
167	Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella
168 169	Reed Bunting Black Brant	Emberiza schoeniclus Branta bernicla nigricans