1/11/10: A SW3 wind that increased to WSW6 during the day. Heavy rain at dawn but walked the isle from 7.30am to 10.30am when heavy rain again forced us indoors until it subsided at 2pm. We then got out until dark doing our best to shelter from heavy showers. We enjoyed a good movement of 170 Eye-browed Thrushes and 90 Dusky Thrushes. Hawfinches were again seen moving in the poor weather conditions and good numbers of Rustic Buntings were on the island. Rufous Turtle Doves were seen arriving in off the sea throughout the day and a flock of 6 Japanese Green Pigeons also represented their peak daily number. Pallas’s Rosefinches had increased to 3 and both Siberian Accentor and a Red-breasted Flycatcher were seen. There was also a noticeable increase in Slaty-backed Gulls with 30 present around the harbour.
Goldcrest at Tsukasa
Slaty-backed Gulls at the harbour
Vega Gull at the harbour
Siberian Accentor near the harbour
Species noted:
Streaked Shearwater 50
Cormorant 6
Eastern Reef Egret 2
Grey Heron 2
Teal 2
Black-eared Kite 1
Sparrowhawk 2
Peregrine 1
Coot 1
Black-headed Gull 1
Black-tailed Gull 200
Vega Gull 5
Slaty-backed Gull 30
Rufous Turtle Dove 10
Japanese Green Pigeon 6
Skylark 15
Olive-backed Pipit 2
Siberian Buff-bellied Pipit 5
Grey Wagtail 1
Black-backed Wagtail 5
Brown-eared Bulbul 1
Siberian Accentor 1
Red-flanked Bluetail 3
Daurian Redstart 15
Blue Rock Thrush 4
Pale Thrush 3
Eye-browed Thrush 170
Dusky Thrush 90
Japanese Bush Warbler 5
Arctic Warbler 1
Yellow-browed Warbler 1
Goldcrest 15
Wren 2
Red-breasted Flycatcher 1
Japanese White-eye 15
Eastern Rook 2
Large-billed Crow 4
White-cheeked Starling 5
Brambling 75
Oriental Greenfinch 15
Siskin 200
Mealy Redpoll 10
Pallas's Rosefinch 3
Bullfinch 2
Japanese Grosbeak 5
Hawfinch 140
Grey Bunting 10
Masked Bunting 25
Meadow Bunting 2
Chestnut-eared Bunting 1
Elegant Bunting 25
Rustic Bunting 50
Reed Bunting 1
