Tuesday 24 October 2017

It was a slower day for migration, but nontheless a few good sightings were to be had. A reasonable finch passage included 54 Goldfinches, 52 Linnets, seven Siskins and three Lesser Redpolls, while the other two commonest passerine migrants were 62 Goldcrests and 40 Starlings. Five species of thrushes were moving in low numbers, with ten Blackbirds, six Song Thrushes, four Redwings and singles of Fieldfare and Mistle Thrush. Otherwise it was a modest day for grounded migrants, with totals coming to three Water Rails, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Skylarks, five Stonechats, a Blackcap, four Chiffchaffs, two Firecrests, a Coal Tit, three Blue Tits, a Great Tit and a Reed Bunting.

It was a modest day's sea passage, although yet another Leach's Petrel was a surprise. 350 Kittiwakes were the only species seen in remotely large numbers, but other gulls included 20 Black-headed Gulls, four Common Gulls and singles of Mediterranean and Little Gull. Other species seen were one Red-throated and two Great Northern Divers, another late Manx Shearwater and six Common Scoters.

The most notable wader was a Golden Plover in Henllwyn; other reasonable totals included nine Purple Sandpipers, two Snipes, three Whimbrels, 45 Curlews, 14 Redshanks and 36 Turnstones.

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