Saturday, 10 October 2020

YBW

Good vismig counts recently (Bonchurch Down/Ventnor): redpoll, siskin, crossbill, linnet, goldfinch, chaffinch etc; the odd Brambling and Reed Bunting; mipits and skylarks; Rouzel etc. Hirundines: house martin>swallow; 'Crests & chiffs. Another Woodlark went over (third one this autumn). And sound recorded a Yellow-browed Warbler (Oct 9th).




Purple Sands (Ventnor)

Today was another fine sunny and crisp day. Bumped into Andy B along Wheelers Bay who told me he'd seen three Purple Sandpipers further...