Today was one of those days that it was a real struggle not to be out birding. Nothing but total frustration.
The potential of today had caught me completely off-guard, I hadn't registered it at all during any of my numerous weather checks during the week. However whilst going through the contents of my moth trap in the garden this morning (which didn't take long) it was evident the still weather had encouraged birds to move. Makes sense too as it has been windy for several days up to today.
Redwings had been moving overnight in the highest quantity so far this autumn, so I wasn't surprised to see two flocks of these go west shortly after sunrise, the largest flock being of 17. Several large flocks of Starling flew west too, along with my first Brambling for the garden with two calling to each other as they flew west overhead.
During my walk to work more vismig included several Skylarks and a few largish flocks of Wood Pigeons over west.
BirdGuides then began informing me of Pallas's Warblers, Pallid Swifts and Black-faced Buntings (!?!) turning up across the length of the country. Ouch.
However I did at least get to see some sort of fall. Over the last week there's been a single Black Redstart right by my work, and it was around this morning on my walk in. However late this afternoon there were four Black Redstarts, all first-winters/females...
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| This one allowed closest approach, but they were all super busy flycatching in the unusually mild conditions |
Hopefully I will have a bit of time out over the next few days. Am giving the moth trap another go too...
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