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).




FRANKLINs Gull Sandown

Yesterday evening (Sat Aug 22nd), I couldn't resist a local twitch of the rare  Franklin's Gull  at Sandown Canoe Lake - local birde...