19th October 2020 – overcast SSE3/4/5
Notice
Please note that South Walney Nature Reserve is now open though the hides, visitor centre and toilets remain closed to comply with social distancing measures.
Offshore
Observations over the sea (0800-0900) revealed 163 Common Scoter, 80 Gannet, 13 Razorbill, 4 Red-throated Diver and 4 Red-breasted Merganser.
Grounded Migrants
Limited to a solitary Chiffchaff.
Diurnal Migration
Only evidenced by 7 Whooper Swan
Wildfowl and Waders
Brent Goose numbers continue to build with 47 dark-bellied and 347 pale-bellied birds logged. Sample counts suggested around 12.5% of the pale-bellied birds are juveniles.
Miscellaneous
Single Hooded Crow and Merlin were the best of the rest.
Ringing
The Brent Goose flock contained at least six colour-ringed individuals including three birds previously ringed on the breeding grounds in the Canadian High Arctic.
