They are beginning to go now.
A typical departure order is
Early Sept - Cuckoo, Swift,
Early /mid Sept - Pied flycatcher Reed warbler, Sedge warbler, Lesser WT, Garden warbler,Redstart, Tree pipit,
Mid /late Sept - Whitethroat, Willow warbler, Sp. Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail, Blackcap, sand martin,
Late Sept / early October Wheatear, chiffchaff, ouzel, house martin, swallow .
:)
S
Feel free to paste in by date and location as we did in Spring and we'll see how late they stay this year :)
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Haven't seen a swift since 16-08-10 in Inverness; even in NE Eng they are usually last seen about then 2nd sons bd 13-08, is how I remember.
House martins + swallows still around this am enjoying the most glourious late summer morning!!
So when did the sand martins go? Always see them arrive quite early but have no idea when they head south.
Heard my first geese last Fri afternoon 17-09-10, 2 days earlier than normal - my wee sis's bd. Its a sound that makes me just stop + look up without warning. Need to go north + visit my parents to see the 150,000 geese fly over + tumble down onto Aberlady Bay, absolutely spectacular. Haven't seen this for 2 years but def need my fix this year - no rugby for the boys that weekend - traded for Mums sanity!!
'In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks' John Muir.
Excuse wobbily dyslexic spelling!
250910 swallow Holme Norfolk
250910 sandwich tern Holme Norfolk
260910 swallow Lincs
280910 swallow North Norfolk
280910 redstart North Norfolk
280910 spotted flycatcher North Norfolk
280910 chiffchaff North Norfolk
280910 wheatear North Norfolk
260910 House Martins (x6) Beadnell Bay, Northumberland
051010 swallow West Norfolk - dozens
05-10-10 Swallows - nr Alnwick - lots.
; - ) surprised
Osprey flying over Aberdeen today headin south at 1400hrs
Cheers
AL
If its no fun Yer no doin it right!
02-10 2010 Common Tern x 1
02-10 2010 Swallow x 6
02-10 2010 Willow Warbler dozens
02-10 2010 Chiffchaff x 5
02-10 2010 Yellow Browed Warbler x 1
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Hi Buzzard
May I ask a daft question?
How do you know they are, for example, migrating Willow Warblers or Chiffchaff?
I see tiny birds flying overhead but could never identify them. Can you explain your ID technique?
Thank you
Pipit x
PS - question open to anyone else of course too x
Unknown said: Hi Buzzard May I ask a daft question? How do you know they are, for example, migrating Willow Warblers or Chiffchaff? I see tiny birds flying overhead but could never identify them. Can you explain your ID technique? Thank you Pipit x PS - question open to anyone else of course too x
Hi Pip,
not a daft question at all.
On the very first page of this thread, I posted a response that includes the calls of both species.
You acknowledged that reply stating you had heard the call and thought it was a Lapwing.
At this time of year when birds are on migration been able to recognise the call is the easiest way for confirming an id. If you don't hear anything then it's somewhat harder. It's the calls rather than the song, not many sing now the breeding season is over.
All the little yellow / olive green jobs as well as the LBJ's can be somewhat difficult to seperate, bill size and leg colour may help. Eye ring and stripe may help, movement of the bird been veiwed tail ficks etc, flight patterns and lots of other criteria.
It all takes time to learn and on numerous occassions making a definate id isn't possible. A brief glimpse, who knows what is was!
Regards Buzzard
I'm a little worried about a late batch of swallows in our barn. Most of the families have gone, but we still have about 12 youngsters, some haven't even developed their tail feathers yet. Is there still time for them to migrate successfully? Our barn supports between 8 to 12 couples and we often have between 30 and 50 swallows swooping over our fields in the summer, but they have usually all gone by now.