Pied crow
The Pied Crow is still present in Alderney this morning.
Photo ( back of camera) JH.
Pied Crow
It’s back! The somewhat bedraggled Pied Crow has re-appeared on the Alderney NE coast today.
Photo Ronan Gillingham.
Little Bunting
The Little Bunting was still showing well yesterday.
Photo (JH)
Little Bunting
Some fascinating and diverse records today. An excellent morning ringing included Fieldfare, Brambling, Yellow -browed Warbler, a UK ‘control’ Blackbird and our 2nd Little Bunting of the autumn, the latter was fitted with colour rings ( see photo) as part of a multi national research project investigating the expanding wintering range of this species. Field sightings included a Grey Phalarope and likely our last Swallow of 2024.
Image from today – Little Bunting.
Reed Bunting
The last two unseasonably warm days saw a clear out of birds across the island but this morning we were back in business with a fair influx of Starlings, around 1700 in off the sea and smaller numbers of winter thrushes which again featured amongst the ringing along with a Siberian Chiffchaff and 2 Reed Buntings.
Photo, male Reed Bunting.