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ail their progress and set back their arrival in the uk both guillemots and razorbills will be arriving back at their nesting cliffs during early march in readiness for the breeding season ahead these will be joined by puffin black guillemot fulmar and shag later on in the spring black redstart photo by liz cutting scarce and rare species that could arrive over the next month include red rumped swallow penduline tit hoopoe and alpine swift but as with other times of the year anything is possible scott mayson and paul stancliffe posted by anonymous at 10 22 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday 16 january 2020 migration blog mid january to mid february looking back over the last review period little in the way of rarities arrived with the pick of the bunch being an unseasonal brown shrike in cork elsewhere a male black throated thrush in bedfordshire proved very popular as did the lesser white fronted goose and grey bellied brent goose combo in norfolk although both could prove elusive at times the predicted american passerine from the last blog post failed to be found but there is still time with no cold weather to speak of the numbers of species such as smew fieldfare and redwing all remained well below there historical average and seem unlikely to build over the coming weeks both redwing and fieldfare however may start to appear at coastal locations as they move out of central parts and start to head back towards scandinavia and iceland for the breeding season over the new year period there were some local increases of white fronted and tundra bean geese which may possibly relate to new year s fireworks etc scaring birds indeed radar images in europe for new year s eve show a sudden spike in birds flying around from midnight onwards a spell of northerly winds before the christmas period saw a small increase in white winged gulls with both iceland and glaucous gulls reported across the uk the milder weather has meant a few summer migrants look like they are attempting to overwinter with around 8 10 swallows reported including 4 in galway a single house martin in east sussex and a swift was seen in pembrokeshire on the 1st january birdtrack reporting rate for fieldfare showing a below average reporting rate for the time of year the late winter period from mid january to mid february is probably the quietest time of the year whilst some species such as rook grey heron and common crossbill are beginning to start breeding for most species it is still a few more weeks before they start to think about migrating and breeding at this time of year cold weather is the main driver of bird movements but with mild conditions looking to dominate the foreseeable future this seems very unlikely and thus will be a case of as you were for many species common crossbills are an early breeder photo philip croft species focus pochard during the winter months there can be as many as 23 000 individual pochard in the uk but as a species it has seen its fortunes change during the last 25 years the wintering population has fallen by 70 short stopping birds spending the winter months nearer to their eastern breeding sites as winters have become milder and changes in food availability are thought to be factors in this but there is still unclear what the drivers are pochards from the northern and eastern population are highly migratory wintering as far south as west africa the arabian peninsula and the equator in east africa wintering pochard in britain and ireland come mainly from the baltic countries and the former ussr the longest distance recovery at 5 137km is of an individual that was shot near swansea wales that was ringed in novosibirskiye islands russian federation and the oldest on record lived to a grand old age of 22 years and 10 days this individual was a female ringed as an adult at abberton reservoir essex and shot in odesa oblast ukraine male and female pochard photo by edmund fellowes weather for the month ahead with the short range forecast pointing towards continued mild wet weather it looks like the late winter period will pass without any significant cold spells indeed even the long range predictions don t show any signs of any sustained spells of cold weather developing what this means for migrant species is we could see early arrivals of species such as garganey wheatear and little ringed plovers which are traditionally the first to arrive this is of course dependent on favourable wind directions coupled with good weather further south although not arriving here for several more weeks species like cuckoo swift and nightingales will already have started to move back towards there breeding grounds across europe some of our winter visitors may leave earlier if we have a mild spring and species to look out for include red breasted mergansers slavonian grebes and goosanders auks such as guillemot and razorbills will start to gather at their breeding cliffs as will fulmars that leave their breeding cliffs for a short time over winter before returning early in the spring common gulls are for many just a winter visitor and over the next few weeks numbers will drop as they also head off to breed further north look out for mixed flocks of black headed and common gulls on sports fields and winter wheat fields another gull to look out for at this time of year is caspian gull a close relative of herring gull this species is sometimes known as a birders bird as it can be very difficult to separate from the aforementioned species caspian gulls breed in eastern europe and small numbers mainly 1st winter birds turn up here each winter with flocks of large gulls around refuge tips being a good place to find one birdtrack reporting rate for common gull showing a decline in reporting rate through the month as birds depart northwards common gull alan drewitt by paul stancliffe and scott mayson posted by anonymous at 10 44 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday 18 december 2019 mid december to mid january the early winter period has been a somewhat quiet affair with little in the way of rare or scarce birds arriving the standout bird being a rather showy hermit thrush that was found on st mary s isles of scilly for many the true highlight was the confirmation that the suspected paddyfield pipit was indeed one after a faecal sample was analysed for dna the announcement was made at the end of prof martin coillinson s talk at the annual bto conference what a way to end a talk this record will constitute a first for britain and indeed europe once it is formally accepted by the bourc as for the commoner winter visitors the numbers of wildfowl continued to increase as birds arrived from far and wide and it is looking like a good year for scaup with the birdtrack reporting rate well above the historical average flocks of over 600 were reported from loch ryan near stranraer in late november and other small groups were reported across the country from unst shetland in the north and tresco isles of scilly in the south birdtrack reporting rate for scaup showing a spike in reporting rates since early october scaup wasn t the only wildfowl on the move numbers of other ducks such as teal wigeon shoveler and pintail all increased indeed pintail which had a slow arrival period in late autumn picked up to be more or less where they should be at this time of the year birdtrack reporting rate graph for pintail showing a steady increase in reports during november woodcock reports have been below average since a peak in early november no doubt due to milder weather on the continent not pushing them further west a spell of cold weather will no doubt push more birds to our shores other species have also increased in number since the last blog with increasing reports of fieldfare which arrive in the uk a few weeks later than redwings but we are still to see the peak winter arrival of blackbirds from the continent that happens in mid late december it is not looking like it will be a waxwing winter with reports below the historical average and nowhere near the level we saw during the last invasion of 2016 birdtrack reporting rates for waxwing indicating it not looking like a waxwing winter waxwing only a few flocks have been reported this winter species focus taiga bean goose traditionally taiga bean goose fabilis has been one of the last of the regular winter visitors to arrive in the uk usually in early december and one of the first to leave in mid late january birds wintering in britain are thought to largely originate from the lapland breeding population and are mostly to be found in two flocks one in the yare valley norfolk and the other on the slamannan plateau in eastern scotland numbers fluctuate between years but have fallen during the last decade or so as birds take advantage of milder winters on the other side of the north sea each winter a small number of tundra bean geese rossicus arrive in the uk tundra bean goose breeds in northern siberia and winters mainly in the southern netherlands western germany the balkans france and spain numbers can fluctuate wildly at these sites and can increase during the winter as a result of cold weather movement taiga bean goose photo by steve ray cold weather movement during the winter months populations of birds tend to remain fairly static however during periods of cold weather both here and on the continent birds can become quite mobile during these conditions birds can cover large distances in search of snow and frost free ground and ice free waters these movements can occur within the uk with birds moving south as the winter bites further north and can include quite large movements of skylarks finches and buntings lapwings golden plovers and waterfowl these movements can occur at any time during the winter in response to falling temperatures if cold weather hits on the continent birds will move south and west with some crossing the north sea during these conditions we can often see an arrival of waterfowl goldeneye smew and geese and swans smew can arrive during cold weather events across europe photo by sarah kelman weather for the month ahead the weather for much of december looks to be dominated by low pressure sweeping in from the atlantic resulting in warm but wet conditions across much of the uk these weather patterns are unlikely to produce much in the way of vagrant birds but there is still the chance of maybe a killdeer or american robin arriving from america this autumn was also a productive one for american passerines and it is conceivable that another will be discovered overwintering somewhere black and white warbler baltimore oriole dark eyed junco and most famously of all golden winged warbler have all been discovered during the winter months if we get any sort of cold blast over the next few weeks visitors from more arctic clines could turn up with species such as ivory gull brunnich s guillemot and gyr falcon all possible the new year is often greeted with renewed vigour by birders as they set out to get their lists off to a start at this time of year species like bewick s swan willow tit great northern diver and black necked grebe all have their peak in reporting rate and are much sought by those birders of a listing disposition great norther diver a species many birdwatchers only encounter during the winter months photo by sarah kelman posted by anonymous at 09 09 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday 15 november 2019 mid november to mid december the autumn has decided to go out with a flurry of interesting birds with a 1 st for britain and indeed the western palearctic in the shape of a paddyfield pipit in cornwall taking the top spot and a steller s eider on orkney running a close second the supporting cast has not been too shabby either with the orkney isles also playing host to a female siberian rubythroat and a blue rock thrush elsewhere across the uk highlights of the last couple of weeks have included an isabelline wheatear in norfolk buff bellied pipit in cornwall siberian stejneger s stonechat in east yorkshire and both the returning white winged scoter in lothian and short billed dowitcher in louth showing no signs of moving on the weekend of the 9 th and 10 th november saw a small influx of hume s warblers a close relative of the yellow browed warbler arriving along the east coast with some counties recording multiple individuals no doubt over the next few weeks these will filter down through the country and could turn up along the south coast and the odd bird may even stay over the winter it hasn t been all about the rare and scarce birds with many locations witnessing big movements of woodpigeons and redwings portskewett cardiff had a count of 108378 woodpigeons over on the 6th november whilst in 20250 redwing were recorded at kemple end lancashire the last week has also seen a spike in the reporting rate of both long tailed duck and little auks with several birds turning up across the country both species brighten even the dullest day and are a favourite with many birdwatchers birdtrack reporting rate graph for little auk showing a spike in reports in early november a pair of long tailed ducks photo sarah kelman birdtrack reporting rate graph for long tailed duck showing a spike in reports in early november species focus woodcock during october and november woodcock numbers can be swelled by birds escaping falling temperature on the continent but the number involved can vary between winters depending on conditions on the other side of the north sea british wintering woodcock have been tracked back to their breeding grounds in finland eastern europe and western russia it was long thought that the tiny goldcrest hitched a ride on the backs of migrating woodcocks across the north sea as both species have a tendency to turn up on our shores at the same time and in the same weather conditions the fortunes of british breeding woodcock has taken a downturn we have lost over three quarters of them during the last twenty five years and it is red listed as a bird of conservation concern it is unclear what in particular might be driving this decline but it is likely to include such things as recreational disturbance the drying out of natural woodlands overgrazing by deer declining woodland management and the maturation of new plantations the bird atlas 2007 11 showed that as a breeding bird woodcock has a wide distribution being found from the north coast of scotland all the way south to the english south coast and from east anglia west to ireland but a look at the breeding distribution change map shows just how widespread the decline is with downward pointing arrows across the whole of britain and ireland the woodcock is very much a bird of mature woodland but during the winter months can be found almost anywhere even turning up in city parks...