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[StevieEvans]

drift migrants

Cheers for the heads-up on the weather patterns Mark.

Icterine Warbler & Common Rosefinch in Sth Tyneside so far this morning

 

[Mark Newsome]

Cheers for the heads-up on the weather patterns Mark.

Icterine Warbler & Common Rosefinch in Sth Tyneside so far this morning

Lots of birds being found now that the rain has eased. 2 Rosefinchs, Icterine Warbler, Firecrest plus other migrants around Sth Tyneside, Wood Warbler and Firecrest at Hartlepool. There will be plenty more out there still to discover. Must escape work within the next hour...

Mark

 

[Scribbly Jack]

Never let it be said that I cant hold my hands up when I'm wrong! I have studied weather for 25 years and have better than working knowledge of British weather systems and their effects. What I have learned during the course of these discussions is that weather patterns and bird migration do not necessarily correlate exactly. This is exactly why I posed the question in the first place.
As I said earlier I am over the moon that migrants are dropping in. The only problem I now face is escaping work to reap the benefits!

I stand corrected in my orthopaedic shoes

Mick

 

[IanMc]

Lots of stuff about down trow today, birds aswell as birders. ,3 Garden warb, icterine warb, lots of willow warb, two pied flycatcher, redstart, redwing, little owl round trow main bowl. Firecrest, blackcap, 15 whinchat, reed bunting on the mound. Willow warbs, reed warbs and couple whinchat on the hedge. Also sparrow hawk flew through trow on my way back to car and redstart in shrubs by watersedge carpark as i was leaving. Loads of small stuff flitting around the bushes which were too quick to id.:t:

 

[StevieEvans]

Lots of stuff about down trow today, birds aswell as birders. ,3 Garden warb, icterine warb, lots of willow warb, two pied flycatcher, redstart, redwing, little owl round trow main bowl. Firecrest, blackcap, 15 whinchat, reed bunting on the mound. Willow warbs, reed warbs and couple whinchat on the hedge. Also sparrow hawk flew through trow on my way back to car and redstart in shrubs by watersedge carpark as i was leaving. Loads of small stuff flitting around the bushes which were too quick to id.:t:

whats the bird in pic 4 ? reed warbler ?

 

[rokermartin]

Well i've a interesting afternoon birding called into Trow first got brief views of the Icterine Warbler once in flight and in a bush.Other birds seen Whinchats Willow Warblers,Garden Warblers Wheatears,Whitethroat,Pied Flycatcher and a cracking male Redstart.Had my best ever views of Firecrest on the mound got within 4 feet from it.From Trow went Marsden Quarry had no luck with the Rosefinches but when i was walking towards the west end of Quarry Lane a large Warbler flew a cross the path in front of me and went into a elder berry bush it turned out to be a Barred Warbler got brief views of it before it disappeared.Also this afternoon there must have been a influx of Red Admiral butterflies saw several at Quarry Lane and Trow.

 

[Adam W]

Well the weather did the trick,what a cracking afternoon.
Started off at Marsden quarry no-one there had seen the Rosefinches but we quickly saw at least 5 whinchat and a cracking male Redstart the odd Blackcap and Spotted flycatcher aswell. Just started to walk away when i saw what i was pretty sure was a Rosefinch fly overhead so we dashed back to where it went and my dad managed to spot it again just for long enough for me to get these couple of poor distant record shots,a lifer for me so well chuffed.
Went along to Trow next no sign of the Icterine and no-one else had seen it while we were there but there was a Pied Flycatcher,Garden warbler,Whinchat and 3 wheatear,we then went along to the mound and had excellent views of this stunning Firecrest.All in all an excellent afternoon and i think I'll be back out in the morning to see what else is around.

 

[IanMc]

whats the bird in pic 4 ? reed warbler ?

As far as i can tell its a reed warb, hoped it was olivaceous or sykes when i first saw it but probably too much to ask for Maybe someone else might come up with different idea

 

[Andyclose]

Frustrating afternoon at work!

Wasn't able to get away from work until 15:00, but with only an hour to spare due to other commitments, I headed straight to Roker Park. Common Redstart, Spotted Flycatchers, Pied Flycatcher and Garden Warbler; and I only managed to check one stand of trees for any length of time. There were many other things coming in while I was actually there and then moving straight through. Excellent when conditions are like this. There is definately more to be found.

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Martin, me old fruit...you were saying something earlier about a lack of migrants these days. Sounds as though you had a cracking morning despite yourself- nice one!

 

[keithmc]

seen pretty much the same as everyone else, first firecrest i've seen stunning little bird, did see a warbler that i couldnt id on the mound. olivaceous is what i thought then, and looking in my book and on net its the nearest, just coudnt get a photo.

 

[woodhornbirder]

hmm that warbler in pic 4 is interesting! any clue on the leg co;our?

 

[Vipers]

hmm that warbler in pic 4 is interesting! any clue on the leg co;our?

It's a Garden Warbler.

 

[rokermartin]

Wasn't able to get away from work until 15:00, but with only an hour to spare due to other commitments, I headed straight to Roker Park. Common Redstart, Spotted Flycatchers, Pied Flycatcher and Garden Warbler; and I only managed to check one stand of trees for any length of time. There were many other things coming in while I was actually there and then moving straight through. Excellent when conditions are like this. There is definately more to be found.

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Martin, me old fruit...you were saying something earlier about a lack of migrants these days. Sounds as though you had a cracking morning despite yourself- nice one!

Hi Andy well you know what it used to be like when we first started birding.We used to get really excited at the prospect of a fall of migrants when the weather forecast said rain overnight with a strong easterly wind. And generally there were loads of common migrants around and a few scarce birds and a rarity or two the next day.These days we often get perfect weather conditions for a fall of migrants and very little turns up.Infact there can be more scarce birds and rarities than common migrants. Recent autumns Greenish Warblers and YB Warblers have often outnumbered Redstarts and Pied Flycatchers. So when i see the forecast now saying rain and easterly winds i keep my fingers crossed.

 

[IanMc]

Called in to the north marine park after tea. No unusual migrants see here unfortunately. Did see 6 longtailed tits, 4 bluetits, 2 great tits, 8 pied wagtails on the bowling green, songthrush and a few crows about.

 

[IanMc]

hmm that warbler in pic 4 is interesting! any clue on the leg co;our?

The legs were quite dark, greyish brown. Still not sure about id, it seemed a bit washed out looking for a reed warbler, not as brown.

 

[seggs]

As far as i can tell its a reed warb, hoped it was olivaceous or sykes when i first saw it but probably too much to ask for Maybe someone else might come up with different idea

Thanks for the updates today Ian and my money would be on Reed warbler in pic. 4, dark eye strip does seem to be lacking..have you any shots of the tail of the bird, even naff?..

Stick the shot on the id forum mate....

Nee fun for me until late Friday afternoon and Saturday... :-C:-C work stops play again.

 

[rokermartin]

Pic 4 is a Reed warbler

 

[Andyclose]

Hi Andy well you know what it used to be like when we first started birding.We used to get really excited at the prospect of a fall of migrants when the weather forecast said rain overnight with a strong easterly wind. And generally there were loads of common migrants around and a few scarce birds and a rarity or two the next day.These days we often get perfect weather conditions for a fall of migrants and very little turns up.Infact there can be more scarce birds and rarities than common migrants. Recent autumns Greenish Warblers and YB Warblers have often outnumbered Redstarts and Pied Flycatchers. So when i see the forecast now saying rain and easterly winds i keep my fingers crossed.

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Aye, them were the days! :t: That Firecrest looked stunning. My last Firecrest was the bird we saw in Roker Park some years back. Have you seen much in the park over the last three/four years? Oh, and I saw a few REd Admirals in Roker Park, also. Do you know if there are any morpholgical differences in the European populations? Some of the individuals I saw were rather small.

 

[IanMc]

Thanks for the updates today Ian and my money would be on Reed warbler in pic. 4, dark eye strip does seem to be lacking..have you any shots of the tail of the bird, even naff?..
Nee fun for me until late Friday afternoon and Saturday...:-C:-C work stops play again.

No bother steve. Na, that was the only shot i got which is why i just went with reed warb in my first post, been trying my best to convince myself its something else :-O

 

[rokermartin]

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Aye, them were the days! :t: That Firecrest looked stunning. My last Firecrest was the bird we saw in Roker Park some years back. Have you seen much in the park over the last three/four years? Oh, and I saw a few REd Admirals in Roker Park, also. Do you know if there are any morpholgical differences in the European populations? Some of the individuals I saw were rather small.

I was going to check Roker Park this afternoon but didn't have time.I remember that Firecrest because the same year you found a Pallas's Warbler in the park.Peter Colins and Robin Middlemas often have a look in there.Peter Colins had Gropper in the park a few months ago.I have seen YB Warblers,Black Redstart and the usual common migrants.As for Red Admirals they can vary in size usually the females are often bigger than the males .There seems to have been a influx of them in the last couple of days.