Saturday 6 September 2014

Easterlies bring on the migrants.

A few days of light easterly winds in the southern North sea have brought a steady, albeit light passage of passerines. Yesterday I recorded between 50 and 60 individual birds on and around the main deck. Species composition was varied and interesting although no scarcities have turned up- yet! Below is a cross section of snap shots of the more appealing individuals. Fortunately there is also a substantial population of flying insects around and on the vessel, allowing most individuals to refuel before continuing their push south. 
Wheatear
Pied flycatcher
Redstart
Spotted flycatcher
Tree pipit
Whinchat

2 comments:

  1. What a brilliant selection of travellers portrayed in superb quality. Many thanks

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  2. Hi Mike- many thanks for the feedback and glad you enjoyed the post.

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