Rarities
A drake American Wigeon was amongst 300 Wigeon at Snab Point over the high tide. The male Bearded Tit was again in a small reed bed at South Walney early morning before appearing to fly off high to the north.
Offshore
A group of 7 Shag were offshore early morning.
Grounded Migrants
Early morning thrushes involved 100 Blackbird, 21 Redwing, 7 Song Thrush, 4 Fieldfare and 2 Mistle Thrush. Additional sightings were limited to a single Goldcrest.
Diurnal Migration
Visible migration included 900 Jackdaw, 265 Pink-footed Goose, 220 Starling, 14 Chaffinch, 14 Tree Sparrow, 10 Brambling, 5 Siskin, 4 Whooper Swan, 4 Greenfinch and single Lesser Redpoll and Rock Pipit.
Wildfowl and Waders
Wildfowl included a male and female Scaup, 41 pale-bellied Brent Goose, 23 Pintail and 4 Shoveler. Waders included 6 Black-tailed Godwit and 6 Greenshank.
Miscellaneous
Single Barn Owl, Merlin and Water Rail were the best of the rest.
Images
American Wigeon.
