Light northerly winds, mostly sunny
Given the conditions it was never going to be a day for grounded migrants. However, it was a day of good late autumn birding.
Predictably there was a lot of passage early on, largely Mealy Redpolls gråsisik, Common Crossbill grankorsnebb and other finches.
Highlights were a flock of 15 Waxwing sidensvans, a flock of six Two-barred Crossbill båndkorsnebb (though many more were heard) and a late Lesser Whitethroat møller. Other notable sightings were a total of 13 Goldfinch stillits, a Grey-headed Woodpecker gråspett, two Water Rail vannrikse, a Peregrine vandrefalk and a Yellowhammer gulspurv (the latter being a new species for the island).
In all a total of 56 species seen.
Given the conditions it was never going to be a day for grounded migrants. However, it was a day of good late autumn birding.
Predictably there was a lot of passage early on, largely Mealy Redpolls gråsisik, Common Crossbill grankorsnebb and other finches.
Part of one of the Mealy Redpoll gråsisik flocks - unfortunately they almost never stop to allow checking for more interesting things...
Colour ringed Herring Gull gråmåke
A few of the Waxwings sidensvans seen today
Twite bergirisk
1cy Woodpigeon ringdue
Twite bergirisk
Wren gjerdesmett - numbers still increasing
Female Black Grouse orrfugl showing off camoflauge
Female Black Grouse orrfugl - very regular on Hernar this year
Highlights were a flock of 15 Waxwing sidensvans, a flock of six Two-barred Crossbill båndkorsnebb (though many more were heard) and a late Lesser Whitethroat møller. Other notable sightings were a total of 13 Goldfinch stillits, a Grey-headed Woodpecker gråspett, two Water Rail vannrikse, a Peregrine vandrefalk and a Yellowhammer gulspurv (the latter being a new species for the island).
In all a total of 56 species seen.
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