Immediately at Cape Kaliakra was completely epic however turned out a bit irritating. I witnessed one of many largest falls I’ve ever seen (or by no means seen) involving practically 3500 birds and most of them had been on the deck. Full record from immediately HERE. The spotlight was a first-winter Rustic Bunting which I noticed nicely however briefly (and regardless of a number of hours of looking I did not refind it or get a photograph) however I had the sound recorder on so I might need recorded it calling however unsure I can inform on the distance and amongst all of the Track Thrushes calling (see beneath). Supporting forged was a single Quail, 2 Corncrake and a couple of Lengthy-eared Owl flushed, a Lengthy-legged Buzzard, 9 Pastime, single Crimson-backed Shrike, a fly over Penduline Tit, 4 Woodlark , 30 Crested Larks, at the least 200 Chiffchaff, 65 Goldcrest, 85 Wren, 43 Mistle Thrush, over 200 Track Thrush, 150 Blackbird, a whooping 500 Robin (at least- different birders estimated 1000’s!), 4 Noticed Flycatcher, 17 Crimson-breasted Fly, 20 Frequent Redstart, 10 Black Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 8 Stonechat, 6 Tree Pipit, 2 Crimson-throated Pipit, 20 Brambling, 3 Hawfinch and 1 Serin.
What was frustrasting was not solely not getting a photograph of the Rustic but in addition I appeared to have mysteriously misplaced lots of the images from immediately and significantly some candy little movies of the bushes dripping with passerines. Whereas I used to be filming a Robin tried to land on me. Bascially fairly gutted about all that.
I ran into Steve and Pauline Fisher who had been right here since September and stated that immediately was definitely the most important variety of migrants and after I let the information out on the Rustic, Pavel joined me and likewise commented that this was a really large day and we spent the remainder of the day combing by way of the teams of passerines which had been nonetheless current within the afternoon.
