Birding highlights – February 2003
Main movements and falls, etc. with unusual species in bold
1st Grounded migrants ; Woodcock 1, Meadow Pipit 6, Stonechat 1, Fieldfare 1, Song Thrush 2, Redwing 1, Chaffinch 3. General ; Eider 8 (N) and a pair of Peregrine were seen hunting over the Humber.
2nd Visible migration ; a Waxwing flew (SE) out to sea. Grounded migrants ; Water Rail 2 in the Triangle, Stonechat 1. General ; Pintail 17, Wigeon 76.
3rd Grounded migrants ; Meadow Pipit 3, Song Thrush 1. Seabirds ; Red-throated Diver 2, Black-throated Diver 1(N).
4th Grounded migrants ; Common Snipe 1. Seabirds ; a Shag was found exhausted on the road and a Skua sp. flew (N).
5th Grounded migrants ; Common Snipe 3, , Robin 7, Fieldfare 3, Blackbird 17, Song Thrush 5. Seabirds ; Red-throated Diver 1, Kittiwake 8, Razorbill 2, Little Auk 2. General ; Wigeon 63.
6th Grounded migrants ; Common Snipe 1, Robin 7.
7th Grounded migrants ; Common Snipe 3, Skylark 6, Meadow Pipit 11, Rock Pipit 3, Robin 11. General ; Wigeon 131.
8th Visible migration ; 1000 Pink-footed Geese flew (NW), birds moving south included Stock Dove 1 u-turned, Wood Pigeon 3, Rock Pipit 2. Grounded migrants ; Skylark 7, Rock Pipit 1, Robin 6, Snow Bunting 4 at Chalk Bank. General ; Pink-footed Goose 1 on Humber, an Egyptian Goose ( 5th record ) was in the Triangle later leaving south, Peregrine 1, Lapwing 122.
9th Visible migration ; 750 Pink-footed Geese flew (NW). Grounded migrants ; Robin 4, Blackbird 17. Seabirds ; Red-throated Diver 32, Kittiwake 4. General ; Wigeon 10.
10th Visible migration ; Lapwing 120 (S) at sea, Waxwing 1(S) over the Triangle.
Grounded migrants ; Skylark 12, Rock Pipit 1, Fieldfare 2, Blackbird 7, Song Thrush 2.
General ; Greylag Goose 1 (S), Pink-footed Goose 3 (S), Wigeon 29.
11th Grounded migrants ; Robin 9, Blackbird 16, Fieldfare 1, Song Thrush 4. Seabirds ; Red-throated Diver 75 (S), Guillemot 1. General ; Common Scoter 6, Golden Plover 600.
12th Grounded migrants ; Water Rail 1, Common Snipe 2, Robin 6, Blackbird 16, Fieldfare 2.
Seabirds ; Cormorant 2. General ; Teal 4.
13th Grounded migrants ; Robin 7, Blackbird 19, Fieldfare 3. Seabirds ; Red-throated Diver 6, Guillemot 11. General ; Wigeon 180, Teal 30, Eider 3.
14th Grounded migrants ; Common Snipe 4, Meadow Pipit 2, Robin 8, Blackbird 5, Song Thrush 3. General ; Greylag Goose 8, Pale-bellied Brent Goose 3.
15th Grounded migrants ; Stock Dove 1, Skylark 4, Rock Pipit 1, Song Thrush 1, Mistle Thrush 1, Linnet 4. Seabirds ; Red-throated Diver 179, Shag 2. General ; Greylag Goose 8, Gadwall 1, Pintail 3, Oystercatcher 600, Grey Plover 104.
16th Grounded migrants ; Fieldfare 1, Snow Bunting 6. Seabirds ; Red-throated Diver 34 (S).
General ; Greylag Goose 8, Wigeon 61.
17th Grounded migrants ; Rock Pipit 1, Robin 12, Blackbird 10, Fieldfare 1.
Seabirds ; Red-throated Diver 17, Great Northern Diver 1 (S). General ; Whooper Swan 5.
18th Grounded migrants ; Robin 3, Stonechat 1, Song Thrush 1. Seabirds ; Red-throated Diver 8.
19th General ; Shelduck 169, Wigeon 22, Mallard 76.
20th Grounded migrants ; Robin 2, Stonechat 1, Fieldfare 7.
21st Visible migration ; Pink-footed Geese 57 (NE), Rock Pipit 2 (S). Alba Wagtail 1 (S).
Grounded migrants ; Common Snipe 4, Skylark 11, Robin 10, Stonechat 1, Blackbird 13, Song Thrush 3, Fieldfare 1. Seabirds ; Great Crested Grebe 1. Ringing ; Dunlin 2.
22nd Visible migration ; Wood Pigeon 8 (S). Grounded migrants ; Fieldfare 3, Redwing 1.
23rd Grounded migrants ; Jack Snipe 1, Skylark 14, Fieldfare 4. Seabirds ; Iceland Gull 1 adult flew (N) at 14.30. Ringing ; Dunlin 1, Blackbird 1.
24th Grounded migrants ; Stonechat 1.
25th Visible migration ; Lapwing 39 (S), Rock Pipit 1 (S). Grounded migrants ; Woodcock 1, Skylark 10, Pied Wagtail 2, Robin 6, Stonechat 1, Song Thrush 1, Redwing 2. Seabirds ; Red-throated Diver 8, Cormorant 1, Guillemot 5. General ; Canada Goose 2, Greylag Goose 8, Wigeon 38, Eider 2.
26th Visible migration ; Lapwing 3 (NW), Rock Pipit 1 (S), Jackdaw 5 (S).
Grounded migrants ; Meadow Pipit 2, Robin 9, Blackbird 19, Song Thrush 1, Redwing 1, Linnet 1. General ; Lesser Black-backed Gull 1.
27th Visible migration ; Shelduck 7 (E), Lapwing 51 u-turned, Jackdaw 2 (S).
Grounded migrants ; Robin 7, Blackbird 17, Fieldfare 3, Song Thrush 2, Greenfinch 45.
28th Visible migration ; Skylark 5 (S), Lapwing 114 (SE). Grounded migrants ; Robin 8, Fieldfare 4, Song Thrush 3, Redwing 2.
REPORT COMPILED BY ANDY ROADHOUSE