Sadly it took until the Thursday before I was able to get
out and actually do anything again. Ringing was seriously slow now, and most of
my time was spent doing typing in Kew. That said, we still caught a few
Blackbirds and a Fieldfare was a nice treat. The Tawny Owl graced the trees at
the back of Kew throughout the week, every day becoming more obvious as the
number of leaves on the trees drop off.
-Fieldfare
Monday was a day that promised very little. I was heading
off with Paul to Patrington to do some jobs, but when Paul came along to pick
me up he announced that we had a little detour to Hull to pick up a bird. The
bird in question was a European Storm Petrel, only the second one I have ever
seen. It stayed with us all afternoon before I ringed it in the evening and
released it after dark. The bird was very healthy, and flew off strongly out to
sea. Hopefully we will see it again sometime in the near future.
-European Storm Petrel
Tuesday was another day of very little event. But we caught
another Water Rail, the second of the autumn, and this time I was able to
complete the ring myself. A pretty satisfying experience to say the least.
Species List:
Spurn: Wigeon,
Teal, Mallard, Whooper Swan, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Brent Goose, Water Rail,
Moorhen, Coot, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Pheasant, Little Grebe, European Storm
Petrel, Cormorant, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Golden Plover, Ringed Plover,
Grey Plover, Lapwing, Knot, Dunlin, Redshank, Bar-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Common
Snipe, Mediterranean Gull, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed
Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Tawny
Owl, Ring-necked Parakeet, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock,
Robin, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Redwing, Song Thrush, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest,
Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Starling, House
Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin, Linnet, Lesser
Redpoll,
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