Today morning wind
slightly increased up to 6 m/s and turned to the east. That offered
for me, Mati and Timo another nice migration day. The majority of
passing migrants were Finches again - Chaffinches/ metsvint Fringilla
coelebs 59 500m, Bramblings/ põhjavint Fringilla montifringilla
100m and Siskins/ siisike Carduelis spinus 5 900m (+Passeriformes 68
200m). That means that in total approximately 135, 000 passerines has been
counted today at southern tip of Kihnu island. Among passerines, best
of the autumn season for Hawfinches/ suurnokk-vint Coccothraustes
coccothraustes 28m and Woodlarks/ nõmmelõoke Lullula arborea 23m.
Today also Pigeons
started their autumn migration which should reach to its peak in
first decade of October. Today 1 060 Wood Pigeons/ kaelustuv Columba
palumbus were counted, but more interesting has been numbers of Stock
Doves/ õõnetuvi Columba oenas - already 95 ind. passing the island
today. The best daily count for this species from one place at autumn
migration in Estonia is only 225 individuals, so it will be
interesting if Kihnu will beat the standing autumn migration record
for this species from Sõrve peninsula.
Beside Pigeons, also
Geese had first migration day - Bean Goose/ rabahani Anser fabalis
257m, White-fronted Goose/ suur-laukhani Anser albifrons 20m
(+Anser/Branta species 1 140m). Probably more passing the island during the night - last migrating flock has been observed at 19:40 p.m.
Other species today on
migration - 1 adult Peregrine Falcon/ rabapistrik Falco peregrinus, 4
Merlins/ väikepistrik Falco columbarius, 3 Honey Buzzards/
herilaseviu Pernis apivorus and Golden Plover/ rüüt Pluvialis
apricaria 63 (best for the autumn season). Local birds nearby our
field station - 1 Rock Pipit/ randkiur Anthus petrosus, 1 Great Grey
Shrike/ hallõgija Lanius excubitor (first of the autumn season) and
from late migrants - 1 Whitethroat/ pruunselg-põõsalind Sylvia
communis and 1 Willow Warbler/ salu-lehelind Phylloscopus throchilus.
Weather forecast for the
tommorrow is very suitable to get even bigger passerine counts - a
bit stronger southeastern wind what should force small birds to fly
lower altitudes and this makes more easier to pick them up from the
sky.
/T.V./
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| This young Lesser-spotted Woodpecker was posing nicely just next to our observation place |
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| Two Lesser-spotted Woodpeckers at the very last tree in the spit. The male has already took off and female has joined moment later and they headed to the sea |
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| Some Jay's have visited our station area, but no one went to the sea |
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| Flock of Wood Pigeons passing our bird radar :) |
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The adult and juvenile White-tailed Eagles has been fighting in near the SE spit called
Ristinä. Unfortunately, I was prepared enough to get sharpness to these birds, but I would
still like to share this powerful moment.
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| Second later, the juvenile was already in the lower position and loosing his chances |
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| The things made clear and order restored |
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| This is not dust on the camera sensor - those are Wood Pigeons and Stock Doves passing the Kihnu island. Photo by Tarvo Valker |
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| A group of Stock Doves heading towards Ruhnu island. Photo by Tarvo Valker |
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