19-10-2013 'YOU HAD TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT'

It was hard to believe that only 37 birds were ringed during the day of the 19th given the shear the volume of birds moving over the garden. Birds were clearly wanting to move given the very few birds landing to drink, feed or rest in the Fuglestation Garden.

Wren 13

Dunnock 1

Robin 11

Blackcap 1

Chiffchaff 1

Goldcrest 4

Common Redpoll 1

Birds were literally streaming over and after a text from Louis to say duck passage was also beginning to pick up just as standardised ringing was coming to a close we made our way hastily to the tip.

Words don't really do the day justice and pictures in this case speak a thousand birds!

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK FOR AN IDEA OF MIGRATION OVER GEDSER!!!! Migration Madness  

In the video you may see the bushes behind the assembled crowd, These are the southern most bushes in Denmark and once the birds have passed them they are over the sea and on their way south! MAGIC!!!

Vis mig notes:

Red-throated Diver	15		SV
Red-/Black-throated Diver	4		SV
Black-throated Diver	4		SV
Red-necked Grebe	13		SV
Grebe sp.	1		SV
Tundra Swane	8		SV
Bean Goose	38		S
Greater White-froned Goose	15		SV
Brent Goose	26		V
Wigeon	1460		SV
Gadwall	7		SV
Teal	165		S
Mallard	3		FU
Mallard	75		SV
Pin-tailed Duck	100		SV
Shoveler	15		SV
Red-crested Pochard (MEFGA! First for Gedser)	1		SV
Tufted Duck	20		SV
Greater Scaup	88		SV
Eider (Females & 1. year)	4350		BR/SV
Eider (males)	2345	M	SV
Long-tailed Duck	81		SV
Black Scoter	158		SV
Velvet Scoter	13		SV
Golden-eye	15		SV
Smew	8		SV
Red-breasted Merganser	187		SV
Goosander	5		FU
Red Kite	1		FU
Hen Harrier	1		S
Sparrowhawk	17		S
Kestrel	1		FU
Grey Plover	1		OF
Dunlin	1		SV
Wader sp (greybrown - surfing!)	1		S
Little Gull	59		SV
Sandwich Tern	1		SV
Arctic tern	1		SV
Stock Dove	19		S
Stock Dove	45		TF
Wood Pigeon	3200		S
Wood Pigeon	25		TF
Collared Duck	3		TF
Greater Spotted Woodpecler	1		R
Greater Spotted Woodpecler	1		S
Wood Lark	2		S
Skylark	39		S
Barn Swallow	2		R
Barn Swallow	5		S
Meadow Pipit	77		S
White Wagtail (alba)	5		FU
White Wagtail (alba)	9		S
Fieldfare	1300		TF
Fieldfare	1100		V
Red-winged Thrush	4		S
Mistle Thrush	39		S
GG Shrike	1		S
Starling	80		S
Tree Sparrow	23		S
Chaffinck&Brambling	29,100		S
Greenfich	1715		S
GoldFinch	532		S
Siskin	3780		S
Linnet	400		FU
Linnet	1175		S
Redpool	38		S
Red Crossbill	24		S
Hawfinch	2		S
Yellowhammer	12		S
Reed Bunting	45		S