Garden/Yard List 2020 (1 Viewer)

KenM · Sep 29, 2020

Richard Prior said:
Grrr indeed! I’m tempted to do a cricket-style ‘Retired hurt’:C
With only ten records in Haute Savoie (and six of those were caught at a mountain pass ringing station:eek! I’ll be ‘over la lune‘ if I manage one here!

Richard Hi,

It might be very interesting to all parties regarding the species of migrants found at these mountain pass ringing stations.
I for one would be most interested indeed. :t:

Cheers

Richard Prior · Oct 1, 2020

KenM said:
Richard Hi,

It might be very interesting to all parties regarding the species of migrants found at these mountain pass ringing stations.
I for one would be most interested indeed. :t:

Cheers

I’ll try and get summaries for the last few autumns if I can.
The place that had the YBWs for example is on the Swiss/Haute Savoie border at 1920m altitude, they trap during the night as well as daytime (good raptor passage, eg 266 Common Kestrels through two days ago). Another species that is super rare here that they find in the nets is Icterine Warbler, eg in 2018 none were recorded in H Savoie but 23 were caught there-all of which continued south in H - S airspace of course :eek!:

KenM · Oct 1, 2020

Richard Prior said:
I’ll try and get summaries for the last few autumns if I can.
The place that had the YBWs for example is on the Swiss/Haute Savoie border at 1920m altitude, they trap during the night as well as daytime (good raptor passage, eg 266 Common Kestrels through two days ago). Another species that is super rare here that they find in the nets is Icterine Warbler, eg in 2018 none were recorded in H Savoie but 23 were caught there-all of which continued south in H - S airspace of course :eek!:

Amazing how they’re concentrated through the “gap” Richard, presume at c2000m there’s still enough cover, I seem to recall that the tree line in the alps is circa 11,000’ ? :t:

Richard Prior · Oct 1, 2020

Trying to keep a tenuous link to the Garden/Yard nature of this thread

, I see they had the first two Brambling through the Col yesterday so hopefully they’ll be around the garden here soon ( first week ofOctober is typical here).
There’s quite a bit of cover ( juniper mostly?) as you can see from the attached photo but the warblers are night flying and not using the habitat. I have never seen net poles as tall as those they use, (the vertical pale lines in the photo):
https://www.vogelwarte.ch/assets/co.../cache/page_beringung__bretolet_w989_h660.jpg

KenM · Oct 1, 2020

Richard Prior said:
Trying to keep a tenuous link to the Garden/Yard nature of this thread, I see they had the first two Brambling through the Col yesterday so hopefully they’ll be around the garden here soon ( first week ofOctober is typical here).
There’s quite a bit of cover ( juniper mostly?) as you can see from the attached photo but the warblers are night flying and not using the habitat. I have never seen net poles as tall as those they use, (the vertical pale lines in the photo):
https://www.vogelwarte.ch/assets/co.../cache/page_beringung__bretolet_w989_h660.jpg

Well I suppose the ringing station is a “temporary” garden for some and by the sounds of it, a list somewhat “formidable”. :eek!: :t:

Richard Prior · Oct 1, 2020

KenM said:
Well I suppose the ringing station is a “temporary” garden for some and by the sounds of it, a list somewhat “formidable”. :eek!: :t:

Yes, I think even Ryan and Jos would be looking over their shoulders!
There is a little garden by the accommodation but all I saw in it was some rather skimpy underwear on the washing line- enough to turn my hair grey, oh hang on, it already is:-C

KenM · Oct 1, 2020

Richard Prior said:
Yes, I think even Ryan and Jos would be looking over their shoulders!
There is a little garden by the accommodation but all I saw in it was some rather skimpy underwear on the washing line- enough to turn my hair grey, oh hang on, it already is:-C

Great news Richard especially underwear through 10x40’s :-O
However! on a more serious note...would you know if the ringing station is lit at night?

Cheers :t:

halftwo · Oct 3, 2020

Congrats on the YBW, Ken!

Peregrine over here yesterday - only the second of the year.

KenM · Oct 3, 2020

halftwo said:
Congrats on the YBW, Ken!

Peregrine over here yesterday - only the second of the year.

Cheers H, Peregrine up until a couple of years ago was less than annual, with this year’s “extra” coverage I’ve ramped up seven sightings, however I’ve still yet to join the Snipe club! :-C

halftwo · Oct 4, 2020

Well, finally.....

81: Skylark

you wait 9 months for one, the 5 fly over together!

Steve Lister · Oct 4, 2020

October 4th.

79. Brambling - heard only, but no doubts.

Quite a nice session this morning, with various bits and pieces going over and adding up to 34 species. Nicely isolated, unlike the crowds at various places down the east coast and elsewhere I expect. Saw a shocking photo of a crowd at the Kilnsea bluetail.

Steve

And Richard Prior - I hope the rain and floods have not affected your area too badly. Some shocking scenes on UK news.

Richard Prior · Oct 4, 2020

Steve Lister said:
October 4th.

79. Brambling - heard only, but no doubts.

Quite a nice session this morning, with various bits and pieces going over and adding up to 34 species. Nicely isolated, unlike the crowds at various places down the east coast and elsewhere I expect. Saw a shocking photo of a crowd at the Kilnsea bluetail.

Steve

And Richard Prior - I hope the rain and floods have not affected your area too badly. Some shocking scenes on UK news.

Cheers Steve - We have been lucky up here, these tragic flash flood episodes are becoming more and more frequent each autumn in the S of France, I’m glad we’re a good way above the river though as it’s roaring away today!
Been listening out for Brambling too but none so far, a flock of c20 White Wag just now was unusual. Otherwise it’s just the boring old Golden Eagle, Lammergeier and Griffon Vultures cruising over the snowy slopes, the latter are already leaving for the south after their summer holidays with the sheep

.
Keep safe everyone, a new bird isn’t worth damaging your lungs for ( or worse).

birdmeister · Oct 5, 2020

A walk out to the car this morning produced an immediate flock of 50+ Blue Jays, a Purple Finch, and a

118. Pine Siskin

as flyovers in about a minute's time! I suspect it was a huge flight. Glad to get the siskin, though, and perhaps the first of many.

KC Foggin · Oct 5, 2020

birdmeister said:
A walk out to the car this morning produced an immediate flock of 50+ Blue Jays, a Purple Finch, and a

118. Pine Siskin

as flyovers in about a minute's time! I suspect it was a huge flight. Glad to get the siskin, though, and perhaps the first of many.

God you're good! How the hell can you be that exact with the Pine Siskins? I am green with jealousy bm!

Jos Stratford · Oct 5, 2020

KC Foggin said:
God you're good! How the hell can you be that exact with the Pine Siskins? I am green with jealousy bm!

There was only one Pine Siskin, we shall have to accept that Birdmeister can be accurate with numbers that can be counted on the fingers on one hand 😂
The 118 number is the year list 👍

Richard Prior · Oct 5, 2020

Jos Stratford said:
There was only one Pine Siskin, we shall have to accept that Birdmeister can be accurate with numbers that can be counted on the fingers on one hand 😂
The 118 number is the year list 👍

Twenty is my limit (in summer when barefoot

)
Limited to 10 now I’m back in my winter wooly socks:C

birdmeister · Oct 5, 2020

Jos Stratford said:
There was only one Pine Siskin, we shall have to accept that Birdmeister can be accurate with numbers that can be counted on the fingers on one hand 😂
The 118 number is the year list 👍

Yes indeed, KC! I'd be just as thrilled as you if I had 118 siskins!

This morning's flight didn't bring any new species, but the numbers were great. Many finches were flying past, with 22 Purple Finches and 17 Pine Siskins among goldfinches and unidentified blurs. Blue Jays stole the show, with 1176 in about 100 minutes! 200+ Cedar Waxwings entertained, as well as two VERY high White-breasted Nuthatches cruising southwest.

A great time of year, for sure.

halftwo · Oct 6, 2020

82: GREAT WHITE EGRET

Just flown over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

birdmeister · Oct 7, 2020

halftwo said:
82: GREAT WHITE EGRET

Just flown over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very nice, H! Flyovers (especially the scarce ones) are the best, in my opinion.

dantheman · Oct 7, 2020

Yes, well done halftwo :t:

For the second time this year heard a small Crossbill flock passing over nearby. Probably should start making an effort first things in the mornings around about now to try and pick up on the late autumn passage of thrushes and skylark etc coming in

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