MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER
Flogging a dead horse!
With light northeasterlies and grey skies, it
felt promising for IVINGHOE HILLS but in the event, a VizMig vigil from 0900 to
midday produced just a single Eurasian Barn Swallow migrating east! I was
flogging a dead horse in the bushes too with just a single Common Chiffchaff in
the scrub at the far east end of Gallows Hill and a male Blackcap singing in Top
Scrub. A single Red Kite, 17 Goldfinch and 16 Meadow Pipits completed the list,
while just below the car park, 4 Robins were vying for territory
space.
Over at WILSTONE RESERVOIR, the biggest change
has been in the wildfowl numbers - a huge increase. For example, PINTAIL
numbered 16 (although I hear Steve Rodwell had 27 at the weekend), while Gadwall
numbered 18, Common Teal 312, Mallard 216, Eurasian Wigeon 208, Tufted Duck 301
and Northern Pochard an outstanding 192. The GARGANEY was still present, while
waders were represented by 181 Lapwing, Common Sandpiper and a new migrant
juvenile DUNLIN (Roy had also seen 2 Ringed Plover briefly earlier). Little in
the passerine line other than 2 Goldcrest, 3 Grey Wagtail and a large tit flock
comprising of at least 8 Blue Tits
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