Home and Ness Point

This morning from the clouds and light rain descended our Autumn birds. The first was a ROBIN the garden followed by GOLDCREST and then the calls of REDWING as they spiralled down from on high. I would think that in the space of an hour a 100 birds moved through. I also had SONG THRUSH and BLACKBIRD, but also my first FIELDFARE for the year.

 

Ness Point: Large movement of BRENT GEESE with some flocks of 200 birds. Most between 30 and 50. Flying with them 3 PINTAIL and with some others 2 TEAL and yet with others WIGEON. The best bird was a white bellied ARCTIC SKUA which was flying south and also 2 LITTLE GULL. I also had 2 BLACK SCOTER north and another flock of the same North later. 1 Curlew and a boggy wader. As for small stuff 2 ROCK PIPIT and MEADOW. A small flock of 7 SKYLARK flying south just of shore and another in of sea.

                                         A very wet Meadow Pipit with white tail feathers.