A chilly entrance moved in in a single day and the day dawned overcast with rain with a northwest wind. I rapidly did the moths as I used to be desperate to get to Cape Kaliakra to see what occurs there in such situations. It was as suspected fairly fascinating with birds falling out of the sky with a gentle stream of migrants incoming throughout the rain with almost 9000 birds concerned, largely passerines. All through the rain Track Thrushes have been coming in-off, I estimated 643 in complete and after an hour or so Barn Swallows began coming in too with 545. Chiffchaffs have been additionally on the transfer additionally coming in with a minimum of 46. There was additionally a couple of different bits shifting within the rain together with an Osprey, 70 Pygmy Cormorant, Tree Pipits, Pink-throated Pipits, over 30 Mistle Thrush, 9 Brambling, 4 Hawfinch and Crested Larks have been additionally shifting too with a minimum of 36 by means of the morning. A single Ring Ouzel in with the thrushes flying over calling was one of the best chicken.
After the rain stopped a brand new procession began. As an alternative of birds coming in – (presumably the birds within the rain have been reverse migrants as they have been shifting north) , the south shifting river began with big numbers of Chaffinches, Spanish Sparrows and Woodpigeons shifting south and raptor passage beginning up behind the entrance.
On the deck there was Pink-backed Shrike, Firecrest, Noticed Flycatcher, Wheatear, Redstarts, Black Redstarts and some different fine details. Full ebird listing from at present HERE.
Subsequent up was a go to to Shabla Tusla to attempt to enhance the day listing because it was the Ebird October huge day at present. The lake is full once more now after being virtually utterly dry when Kojak and I have been right here a month in the past. A number of waterfowl day ticks there however the spotlight was one other Ring Ouzel. Ebird listing HERE .
I then spent the remainder of the day at Kamen Bryag and the plot doing somewhat bit of labor on the pond (the water was reconnected at present so I crammed it up and put the final of the flagstones down). A number of extra day ticks. Ebird listing HERE. A covey of Gray Partridge within the fields was a primary for the challenge Ebird hotspot.
I make it 86 for the day which isn’t too dangerous.
First-winter Ring Ouzel- T.t.alpestris.
At the moment’s Quick-toed Eagle pic- a pleasant juv
Had this Eagle over Cape Kaliakra which I presume is a Better Noticed Eagle hyrbid missing the clear double comma across the carpal and distinction betwen coverts and remiges on a typical Lesser Noticed and exhibiting intensive streaking/recognizing on the underparts. Nonetheless I can solely rely 6 lengthy major fingers (needs to be 7 in Better Noticed) and it appears to be like structurally extra like a Lesser Noticed.
Black Redstart
Regardless of there being a whole lot of them at present and exploding out of each bush that is one of the best shot I obtained of 1 all day- Track Thrush
Spanish Sparrows – in all probability underestimated these. I went for 2000 however there have been a number of large flocks like this. The 3500 Chaffinch I estimated have been additionally in all probability an underestimate. There was mainly biblical numbers of birds.
Gray Partridge
Does not do it justice however right here is one minute of the fixed procession of Track Thrush throughout the rain
