The weather conditions from the end of the week ensured that lots of migrant birds were pushed to land and meant a few rarity hunters were out and about over the weekend.
Notable birds reported in the North East included a Pallas' warbler at Easter Muchalls, Red Breasted Flycatcher at Fernieflatt and a good few yellow browed warbler as well as us finding a black redstart between Fernieflatt & Whistleberry. In Angus, great grey shrike, bearded tit, lesser whitethroat were all logged.
Plenty of commoner migrants were in evidence - Many goldcrest about and I estimated over 50 brambling between Stonehaven & Kinneff Old Church on Saturday.
Blackcap, chiffchaff, willow warbler, redwing were evident and numbers of song thrush, blackbird, robin and starling were swelled with new arrivals.
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| Robin - Kinneff Old Church |
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| Brambling - at Crawton, Saturday 13th October |
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Goldcrest - taken near Slains Farm - one of many in the area, and the smallest bird in the UK
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Lots of heavy showers on Sunday which probably ensured a lot of Saturday's birds would still be about. It was pretty evident that the brambling had all but moved on although the highlight of the day was seeing seven different raptors in such a small area. Pick of the bunch - a marsh harrier over Catterline and a merlin a few hundred yards along the road just after Fernieflatt, capped by a smart short-eared owl near Kinneff Old Church.
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| Black Redstart - by roadside between Fernieflatt & Kinneff |
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