| Although
my search for the Shrike was unsuccessful, I was
fortunate enough to find the area's first-ever Autumn Ring
Ouzel (from views, a probable female) feeding in
Hawthorns along the old hedge at Eakring Flash at around
15:00pm. The bird was associating with several Blackbirds
and remained present until dusk at least. This is the seventh area record,
but surprisingly only the first in Autumn. It's record
did not coincide with a large arrival of thrushes from
the Continent a week ago. Other birds seen today, included a Peregrine
and Common Buzzard around the Red Hill area. First
Redwing noted this afternoon, with ten in the same area.
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| October
18th |
| 340 Pink-footed
Geese (consisting of four skiens) flew east over
Eakring Flash this morning, between 09:20 and 09:30am.
Nearby, a Stonechat was along hedgerows
in the Red Hill area with 100+ Fieldfare present (per Robin Brace and Tony
Wardell) Negative news of yesterday's Great Grey
Shrike and Ring Ouzel, both present along the old hedge
at Eakring Flash.
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| October
24th |
| Peregrine
in the area this morning, plus a steady trickle of
Redwings South along with c.50 Fieldfare. A recent (and
very obvious) influx of Sky Larks over the past week,
with around 70-80 birds throughout the area (per
Robin Brace and Tony Wardell) |
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| October
30th |
| Foggy
conditions this morning, meant that little was seen. A
Common Buzzard was in the Red Hill area, along with the
first Brambling of the Autumn. There has
been a large influx of Blackbirds, with many being noted
in Hawthorns at the same site. Numbers of Fieldfare and
Redwing were also at both Red Hill and Eakring Flash
today. |
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| October
31st |
| Some
passage throuh the Eakring Flash area this morning with
147 Fieldfare, 35 Redwing, 101 Starling and 18 Linnet all
south and south-east. 457 Wood Pigeon flew south and
south-west. Odd movers included two Brambling,
seven Yellowhammer and a single Song Thrush. Still good
numbers of Blackbirds at most sites (high numbers also
reported around the UK after recent large influx) Eakring Flash
continues to hold very little wildfowl. Present this
morning were five Gadwall, joined later by a single Teal.
A Redpoll and 13 Long-tailed Tits were also there, along
with a Green Woodpecker (with another at Red Hill) and
nearby, a covey of 11 Grey Partridge.
Gulls in
the area today included 50 Lesser Back-backed Gull in
fields around Leyfields, with similar numbers of Black
Headed Gull. 12 Herring Gull went through south-west and
west.
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