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[deeestuary]

Leach's Petrels at New Brighton this morning, at least 3 I understand. Not been able to get out myself yet!

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Loads of Leach's today

 

[deeestuary]

Jane must be away (?) but a very good day today in a strong NW wind. At Dove Point (a short distance from Jane's house) I saw 26 Leach's Petrels in about 45 minutes just after high tide. Over 100 seen from Hilbre. See more details (and my latest newsletter) on the website: www.deeestuary.co.uk

 

[deeestuary]

Jane must be away (?) but a very good day today in a strong NW wind. At Dove Point (a short distance from Jane's house) I saw 26 Leach's Petrels in about 45 minutes just after high tide. Over 100 seen from Hilbre. See more details (and my latest newsletter) on the website: www.deeestuary.co.uk

Also some fabulous photos of both the Leach's and a Grey Phalarope taken by Steve Round. See bottom of my home page for thumbnails then click on Steve's name.

 

[Jane Turner]

116 Was a Yellow-browed Warbler Alas it was a straight through job. I heard it while kneading bread in the kitchen. Got one quick glimpse of it before it moved off. Plenty of Goldcrests and Chiffchaffs today.

That is the second YBW for the garden

 

[Rob Smallwood]

Get upstairs Jane - I see there is a Caspian Tern on its way !!

 

[Jane Turner]

oooh where?

 

[retrobirder]

116 Was a Yellow-browed Warbler Alas it was a straight through job. I heard it while kneading bread in the kitchen. Got one quick glimpse of it before it moved off. Plenty of Goldcrests and Chiffchaffs today.

That is the second YBW for the garden

Golly gosh, Yellow-browed Warbler whilst kneading bread? Truly amazing.

Have you any other amazing sightings whilst undergoing culinary activities? I once saw a Wren whilst poaching an egg but that is nothing!! You will be saying you saw an Iceland Gull whilst shopping at Iceland next!

Very good I say. Most clapworthy!

 

[Jane Turner]

My all time best was putting yoghurts in a fridge and finding a Pallas warbler.

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I have found Firecrest and Alpine Swift while washing up. Decency prevents me repeating what I was doing when I saw my one and only Iceland Gull from the house.

 

[retrobirder]

My all time best was putting yoghurts in a fridge and finding a Pallas warbler.

As you do, I always have a collection of Sibes in the fridge in case of emergency.

You cruel cruel person.

 

[Rob Smallwood]

North past Bardsey - it has to end up somewhere!

 

[Bluetail]

Decency prevents me repeating what I was doing when I saw my one and only Iceland Gull from the house.

Bet it had you bouncing up and down a bit though! o

 

[Jane Turner]

Bet it had you bouncing up and down a bit though! o

No I thought mentioning it would get me into too much trouble at the time Jason

 

[Jane Turner]

Had a few interesting birds over the weekend. Two Rooks and a Jay yesterday were signs of visible passage. Also the first Brambling of the year amongst 400 Chaffinches 300 Greenfinches, 8 Grey Wagtails. Plenty of Goldcrests and Chiffchaffs too, as well as large number of overnight Redwings. 23 Lapwing East was an unusual record for me and I'll have to scan back to see if its new for the year.

Messed up a cracker too - had a very very brief view of a tiny stripy mossy green bird with bright white underparts. Prob a Firecrest but Pallas's Warbler not ruled out.

117 for the year

The all time list of course advanced to 188 with the split of Yellow-legged Gull recently

 

[Jane Turner]

Had a storming bird yesterday. Looked out and thought ah nice - there is a Black Redstart on the lawn. An obvious redstart, with a quite prominent wing panel formed by crisp pale tertial edges and pale seccondary fringes. Then it flew up on the garden wall. Big eye ring, pale cream vent and throat, more grey/peachy on the breast. It was also rather slim. I've seen birds like this before, on Fair Isle, with Eye-browed Trush, 30 Yellow-browed Warblers and loads of siberian pipits. I'm assuming its a samamisicus Common Redstart, but am looking into it. Alas it moved off quickly west. Also had a Lesser Whitethroat which went through just as fast. I have an inkling this might have been from some distance east too. It was new for the year - so that is 118

 

[Jane Turner]

Nearly forgot Yellow-legged Gull as a split, from summer 119

 

[deeestuary]

Had a storming bird yesterday. Looked out and thought ah nice - there is a Black Redstart on the lawn. An obvious redstart, with a quite prominent wing panel formed by crisp pale tertial edges and pale seccondary fringes. Then it flew up on the garden wall. Big eye ring, pale cream vent and throat, more grey/peachy on the breast. It was also rather slim. I've seen birds like this before, on Fair Isle, with Eye-browed Trush, 30 Yellow-browed Warblers and loads of siberian pipits. I'm assuming its a samamisicus Common Redstart, but am looking into it. Alas it moved off quickly west. Also had a Lesser Whitethroat which went through just as fast. I have an inkling this might have been from some distance east too. It was new for the year - so that is 118

Is this the same as a Ehrenburg`s Redstart?

 

[Jane Turner]

Is this the same as a Ehrenburg`s Redstart?

Er... don't know Richard... If its the eastern race of common Redstart then perhaps

 

[gary jb]

Hi Jane,im going to West Kirby and Hoylake on Sunday(23 oct)Have you any info on what i may see.

Thanks....

Gary.......

 

[Jane Turner]

Sorry gary - missed this. Er Many finches in Overhead passage would have been the answer had I known, assuming you were there early enough.

Plenty of passage today. 740 Chaffinches and 45 Bramblings were the most obvious. Redwings (50 or so) and 6 Fieldfares too. Also a Yellowhammer and a Snipe, which like the Fieldfares were new for the year.

122

 

[Rob Smallwood]

Fieldfares were passing Parkgate in groups of about 50 every three or four minutes this afternoon.