Friday 16 September 2016

Friday 16th the sum of all the parts

It's been quite a day;

07:00 to 07:29 - LFGP : 7 Dunlin, with just a hint of chance one, or more might have been a Curlew Sandpiper. As said before the largest autumn flock ever.

10:10 to 15:15 - Sandford : Spotted Flycatcher on old dead Elms of LSW roost fame, stuck around for various locals to year tick

11:12 to 14:11 - LFGP : The 20th Wheatear and 7th Whinchat of the autumn, amazing numbers for our patch

11:22 to 17:38 - LFGP : 2 Red-legged Partridge, first record since 2013, but only the 2nd ever autumn record, the last being 4th October 1983.

12:40 to 13:00 - BSL : Common Tern in winter plumage, presenting interesting identification challenges. The latest since 1/16th 2010.

A good day for local patching!

And on the year list to date front;

September : 98 Species = 2nd place, pushing 2010's 97 into third place....not forgetting we have only reached hlaf way thru the month.

Total species this year to date : 136 Species = 2nd place, pushing 2011's 134 by the end of September, into third place.

This translates into October, November & December;

136 Species by end of October = third place, pushing 2008's 134 into fourth place
136 Species by end of November = equal third place with 2010
136 Species by end December = fourth place with 2008

So if we continue to add species, which frankly is ever harder the later we get into the year, then 2016 could hit the 140 mark.

Missing fairly frequent late autumn and winter species include;

Black-necked Grebe, White-fronted Goose, Smew, Rock Pipit, Firecrest, but also we shouldn't give up hope of a Garganey and Black-tailed Godwit yet.



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