Tuesday 14 October 2014

Corton Old Sewage Works and Track as well as Ness Point

Corton Old Sewage Works:  On arrival heard this call of a BRAMBLING only to work out that Derick was ringing birds. Mind you there where three at the top of a near by tree. GREENFINCH, MEADOW PIPIT, ROBIN, WREN, SKYLARK in off sea and also in field. 1 CHAFFINCH and 2 WHEATEAR on cliff. There was also a CORMORANT on the sea and on return to ringing station they where just about to release a BULLFINCH a lovely male bird.

Corton Old Track: Met up with Chris Mutimer and we walked together. Best bird was a YELLOW BROWED WARBLER which we heard before  we saw. It was a brief encounter but good because of the sun on the bird. We also had a BLACKCAP a male bird again. The surprise was also 2 COAL TIT which I have not picked up there before. A flock of SKYLARK over and several flocks and roosting REDWING as well as many BLACKBIRDS there must have been an ooze among them. We also had a fly over COMMON BUZZARD and several JAY.

Ness Point:  Two BRENT GEESE I suppose the ones from Hamilton Dock where feeding under Gulliver also a PIED WAG and ROBINS. In the sewage area a GREY WAAGTAIL was bathing and plenty of MEADOW PIPIT and DUNOCK as well. At sea a single MED GULL and RED - THROATED- DIVER assumed flying by heading North as where GANNETS mostly North but adult South. I also had 2 AUK'S? flying North.
 How is this for camouflage



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