November 20th. Presumably the same Hawfinch was again seen at the Platation feeding station in the morning. Birds around, including those trapped, were 200 Brent Goose, 2500 Pink-footed Goose, 37 Shoveler, 54 Gadwall, 193 Teal, a Pochard, 79 Tufted Duck, 7 Little Egret, a Great White Egret (from Wash Viewpoint early morning), 2 Sparrowhawk, a Marsh Harrier, a male Hen Harrier, a Buzzard, 140 Lapwing, a Woodcock, a Spotted Redshank (over Jackson's Marsh), 22 Stock Dove, 2 Tawny Owl, a Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Merlin, a Chiffchaff, 7 Goldcrest, a Treecreeper, 70 Starling, 34 Blackbird, a Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, 33 Robin, 8 Stonechat (4 Mill Pond Road, 2 Croftmarsh and 2 Visitor Centre Car Park), a Water Pipit (Croftmarsh), 2 Bullfinch, 5 Greenfinch and 10 Siskin. Heading south were a Snipe, 94 Siskin and a Lapland Bunting.
A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue produced 8 new birds: 6 Goldfinch, a Robin and a Blackbird; and 8 retraps: a Dunnock, a Great Tit, 2 Robin, a Blackbird, 2 Goldfinch and a Great Spotted Woodpecker.
November 19th. Frozen start.
Around were 180 Brent Goose, 2900 Pink-footed Goose, 30 Shelduck, 45 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 262 Wigeon, a Pintail (Jackson's Marsh), 314 Teal, a Pochard, 65 Tufted Duck, 3 Eider, 9 Little Egret, 3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, a Water Rail, 190 Lapwing, 110 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, a Woodcock, a Snipe, a Spotted Redshank (over Croftmarsh), 2 Stock Dove, 2 Tawny Owl, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, a Merlin, a Peregrine, a Waxwing (Seacroft Ridges then Seacroft Esplanade), 34 Skylark, a Cetti's Warbler (Mill Pond Road), 3 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, a Firecrest (Roadside Pond), 13 Goldcrest, a Treecreeper, 81 Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, 17 Song Thrush, 71 Robin, 6 Stonechat (2 Freshwater Marsh, 2 Reserve north boundary and 2 Golf Course edge), 3 House Sparrow, 7 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit (Croftmarsh), 16 Rock Pipit, a Brambling, 2 Bullfinch, a presumed Northern Bullfinch (Plantation), 11 Greenfinch, 36 Linnet, 3 Twite (Dune Ridges north), a Redpoll, 14 Siskin, 25 Corn Bunting (gathering pre-roost around Visitor Centre), 2 Lapland Bunting (Greenshanks Ridge) and 2 Snow Bunting (Dune Ridges north). Heading south were 15 Siskin and 2 more Lapland Bunting.
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Stonechat pair, 19th November 2019.
Photo - Kev Wilson
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Stonechat, 19th November 2019.
Photo - Ben Ward
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Frozen start, West Dunes, pre-sunrise, 19th November 2019.
Photo - Ben Ward
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November 18th. The Hawfinch was still in the Plantation until, sadly, it appeared to taken by a Sparrowhawk. Going north were a Brent Goose, 119 Wigeon, a Pintail, 4 Pochard, 2 Eider, a Velvet Scoter, 144 Common Scoter, a Red-breasted Merganser, 17 Red-throated Diver, a Black-throated Diver, 2 Diver sp, a Great Crested Grebe, 51 Gannet, 2 Fulmar, a Grey Phalarope, 6 Kittiwake, 2 Little Gull, a Great Skua and 17 Auk sp; and south a Brent Goose, 25 Whooper Swan, a Shelduck, 12 Wigeon, 7 Eider, a Velvet Scoter, 35 Common Scoter, a Red-throated Diver, a Great Northern Diver, 3 Gannet, a Mediterranean Gull, a Pomarine Skua, a Puffin, 5 Auk sp and a Bullfinch. In from the sea came a Marsh Harrier, a Merlin and 4 Siskin. On the Mere were a Pochard, 86 Tufted Duck and a Scaup. Birds around, including those trapped, were 400 Brent Goose, 2800 Pink-footed Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 50 Shelduck, 68 Wigeon, 5 Pintail, 30 Teal, an Eider, 120 Common Scoter, a Great Crested Grebe, 8 Little Egret, a Great White Egret (around the Wash View Point and then seen heading north up East Dunes), a Shag (Greenshanks Creek over high tide), 500 Cormorant, a Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, a male Hen Harrier, a Water Rail, 50 Lapwing, 150 Curlew, 19 Turnstone, 4 Woodcock, a Snipe, 7 Stock Dove, 2 Tawny Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Kestrel, 4 Merlin, 2 Peregrine, a Waxwing (heard over Plantation), a Cetti's Warbler (Mill Pond Road), a Chiffchaff, 9 Goldcrest, 38 Blackbird, a Fieldfare, 7 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, a Brambling, a Bullfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 14 Siskin and 2 Snow Bunting (Greenshanks Creek and Millennium Ridge).
A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue yielded 17 new birds: a Goldcrest, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldfinch and 4 Blackbird; and 8 retraps: a Wren, a Blackbird, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit and a Long-tailed Tit.
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| Hawfinch, 18th November 2019 Photo - Vaughn Seabridge |
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| Hawfinch, 18th November 2019 Photo - Stuart Ainsworth |
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Hawfinch, 18th November 2019.
Photo - Jim Shaw
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Great Skua, 18th November 2019.
Photo - Ben Ward
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Great White Egret, 18th November 2019.
Photo - Ben Ward
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A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue provided 12 new birds: a Goldcrest, a Blackcap, 5 Goldfinch, a Robin, a Greenfinch and 3 Blackbird; and 7 retraps: a Robin, 3 Great Tit, a Wren, a Goldfinch and a Great Spotted Woodpecker.
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Scaup, first calendar year male, 17th November 2019.
Photo - Ben Ward
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A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue produced 18 new birds: 3 Goldfinch, a Wren, 2 Robin, a Chaffinch, a Blue Tit, 2 Goldfinch, a Great Tit, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Blackbird and a Woodcock; and 16 retraps: 3 Goldcrest, 3 Robin, a Blackbird, 2 Great Tit, 3 Dunnock, 2 Blue Tit, a Greenfinch and a Long-tailed Tit.
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| Hawfinch, 16th November 2019 Photo - Stuart Ainsworth |
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| Waxwing, 16th November 2019 Photo - Stuart Ainsworth |
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Hawfinch, 16th November 2019.
Photo - Ben Ward
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Waxwing, 16th November 2019.
Photo - Nige Lound
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| Goldfinch with orange or gold, instead of red, on head, ringed 16th November 2019. Photo - George Gregory |
Blackcap ringed GPBO 22 September 2019, controlled Hanstholm, Denmark 4 October 2019.
November 15th. Increasing north-easterly wind.
Going north were 5 Brent Goose, 157 Wigeon, a Mallard, 54 Teal, 51 Eider, a Velvet Scoter, 98 Common Scoter, 3 Long-tailed Duck, a Great Northern Diver, 20 Red-throated Diver, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 58 Gannet, 14 Kittiwake, 3 Little Gull, a Great Skua, 2 Pomarine Skua, 4 Little Auk, 6 Guillemot, 33 Auk sp and a Lapland Bunting; and south 11 Brent Goose, 380 Pink-footed Goose, 131 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, 91 Teal, 31 Eider, 24 Common Scoter, a Goldeneye, a Goosander, 6 Red-breasted Merganser, 8 Red-throated Diver, a Great Crested Grebe, 15 Gannet, a Buzzard, 30 Kittiwake, 5 Pomarine Skua, an Arctic Skua, 2 Skua sp, a Little Auk, 6 Auk sp. Around, including birds trapped, were 222 Brent Goose, 800 Pink-footed Goose, 167 Shelduck, 5 Mute Swan, 48 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 343 Wigeon, 6 Pintail, 406 Teal, 68 Tufted Duck, 30 Common Scoter, 16 Red-breasted Merganser, 8 Little Egret, 432 Cormorant, a Sparrowhawk, a Marsh Harrier, a male Hen Harrier, a Water Rail, 2440 Oystercatcher, 180 Lapwing, 1960 Grey Plover, 4 Ringed Plover, 1270 Bar-tailed Godwit, 16 Turnstone, a Purple Sandpiper (Greenshanks Creek), 19800 Knot, 540 Sanderling, 4340 Dunlin, 3 Woodcock, 2 Snipe, 51 Redshank, a Spotted Redshank (in high tide roost at the south end), 2 Tawny Owl, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, a Merlin, a Peregrine, a Chiffchaff, a Cetti's Warbler (Mill Pond Road), 2 Blackcap, a Firecrest, 12 Goldcrest, 63 Blackbird, 13 Redwing, 10 Song Thrush, 2 Brambling, a Bullfinch, a Hawfinch (briefly by Beach Car Park), 6 Siskin and 13 Snow Bunting (12 Greenshanks Creek and 1 by the Shorebird Warden's Hut).
A wind-shortened morning ringing session in East Dunes resulted in 6 new birds: a Goldcrest, a Blackcap, a Redwing and 3 Blackbird; and 8 retraps: a Wren, a Blue Tit and 6 Long-tailed Tit.
November 14th. Fairly strong north-easterly wind with rain from mid morning morning until late afternoon and restricted observer coverage.
Heading north were 4 Wigeon, 21 Common Scoter, 10 Red-throated Diver, a Kittiwake, 2 Little Auk, a Guillemot and 9 Auk sp; and south a Great Crested Grebe and a Great Skua. An interesting Yellow Wagtail type was heard but not seen after the rain cleared. Birds around included a Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 60 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2500 Pink-footed Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 29 Shoveler, 18 Gadwall, 183 Wigeon, a Pintail, 152 Teal, 69 Tufted Duck, 21 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 16 Little Egret, 489 Cormorant, a Sparrowhawk, 2 male Hen Harrier (from Wash Viewpoint), 2 Water Rail, 400 Golden Plover, 2 Woodcock, 3 Snipe, 5000 Black-headed Gull, 800 Common Gull, 2 Tawny Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Kestrel, 2 Merlin, a Peregrine, 2 Chiffchaff, a Cetti's Warbler (Jackson's Marsh hedge), a Blackcap, 10 Goldcrest, a Treecreeper, 67 Blackbird, 3 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, a Water Pipit (over to Croftmarsh), a Brambling, a Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 4 Siskin, a Corn Bunting (Visitor Centre Car Park) and a Yellowhammer. On Croftmarsh were 130 Lapwing, 36 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit and 12 Redshank.
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Bullfinch, 14th November 2019.
Photo - Ben Ward
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A morning ringing session in East Dunes provided 8 new birds: a Wren, a Goldcrest, a Blackcap, 2 Redwing and 3 Blackbird; and 5 retraps: a Robin, 3 Goldcrest and a Wren.
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Barn Owl, 13th November 2019.
Photo - Nige Lound
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Egyptian Goose, 13th November 2019.
Photo - Nige Lound
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Stonechat, 13th November 2019.
Photo - Rob Watson
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Spotted Redshank and Redshank, 13th November 2019.
Photo - Ben Ward
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Going south were 12 Brent Goose, 34 Whooper Swan, 64 Wigeon, 57 Teal, a male Scaup, 12 Common Scoter, 3 Goosander, a Red-throated Diver, a Shag, 6 Gannet, 2 Marsh Harrier, a Puffin, an Alba Wagtail and 39 Siskin; and north 27 Gannet. In off the sea came a Woodcock. Birds around included 350 Brent Goose, 900 Pink-footed Goose, 47 Shoveler, 24 Gadwall, 256 Wigeon, 323 Teal, 87 Tufted Duck, 2 Eider, 71 Common Scoter, 9 Red-throated Diver, 23 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 15 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, a Marsh Harrier, a male Hen Harrier, a Buzzard, 140 Lapwing, 80 Curlew, 9 Turnstone, a Snipe, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Tawny Owl, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Merlin, a Chiffchaff, 23 Goldcrest, a Treecreeper, 8500 Starling, 72 Blackbird, 6 Redwing, 6 Song Thrush, a Tree Sparrow, a Brambling, 2 Bullfinch, 44 Siskin and a Lapland Bunting (calling out from Mill Hill in the afternoon). On Tennyson's Sands was a Cetti's Warbler; and on the Mere were 2 Pochard and a Water Pipit.
A wind-shortened morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue produced 17 new birds: a Robin, 2 Song Thrush and 14 Blackbird; and 4 retraps: a Robin, a Dunnock and 2 Wren.
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Marsh Harrier, south over the sea with prey, 13th November 2019.
Photo - Kev Wilson
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Meadow Pipit, 12th November 2019.
Photo - Nige Lound
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Woodcock, arriving from over the sea, 12th November 2019.
Photo - Ben Ward
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Birds around, including those trapped, were 200 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, a Black Brant or hybrid (from Wash Viewpoint), 900 Pink-footed Goose, 4 Whooper Swan, 44 Shoveler, 25 Gadwall, 376 Wigeon, 168 Teal, 77 Tufted Duck, 10 Little Egret, a Great White Egret (from Wash Viewpoint), a Sparrowhawk, a Marsh Harrier, a male Hen Harrier, a Tawny Owl, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Kestrel, 2 Merlin, 2 Chiffchaff, 25 Goldcrest, 38 Blackbird, a Brambling, 4 Greenfinch, a Redpoll and 8 Siskin. On Tennyson's Sands were 2 Bearded Tit; on Croftmarsh 170 Lapwing, a Golden Plover, 37 Curlew, 7 Snipe and 20 Stock Dove; on Jackson's Marsh a Water Pipit; and on the Mere a Cetti's Warbler.
A rain-delayed ringing session in East Dunes yielded 7 retraps: 2 Blackbird, 3 Goldcrest, a Robin and a Great Tit.
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Magpie, 11th November 2019.
Photo - Ben Ward
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