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Telford 2023 - summary
A quick summary of the autumn migration at telford gardens (sept-dec 2023)

Pallas’s grasshopper warbler
Total no: 20
The exact period: 23 sept – 7 Dec
The max count in a day: 5 (7 Oct)

Long stayed individuals
1. 28 Sept - 11 Oct - 1 individual (14 days)
2. 31 Oct - 7 Dec -  at least 1 Individual (38 days)
3. 31 Oct - at least 1 Dec: 1 individual (32 days)

Lanceolated warbler
Total no: 5
The exact period: 14 oct - 6 Nov
The max count in a day: 1
Long stayed individual: 25-29 Oct (5 days)

Black-browed Reed Warbler
Total no: 10
The exact period: 7 Oct – 23 Nov
The max count in a day: 4 (4, 8 and 11 Nov)

Oriental Reed Warbler
Total no: 5
The exact period: 17 Oct - 12 Nov
The max count in a day: 2 (22 Oct)
Long-stayed individuals
1. 20-23 Oct: 1 individual (4 days)
2. 31 Oct - 7 Nov: 1 individual (8 days)

Singles of individuals
Baikal Bush Warbler x 1 (23-24 Sept)
Eurasian Wryneck x 1 (23 Oct)

Total Diversity: 6 no of bird species
The Highest diversity: 4 no of bird species – 6 Nov (Pallas's, Lancy, Oriental Reed + Black-browed)
Total no of individuals: 42

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2022 vs 2023

                       2022        2023
Wryneck                      1        1
Baikal                         1        1
Pallas's                14        20
Lanceolated                13        5
Oriental Reed                  3        5
Black-browed                  11        10
               
No of ind. migrants        56        42
               
Total Diversity         13        6

2023 is a rather ordinary (or bland) year with no rarity and only common migrants were recorded. When compared with 2022, few individuals and lower diversity were noted. Having said so, more pallas's and Oriental Reed were recorded in 2023 than 2022. However, only 5 lancy were recorded in 2023. In general, common migrants still made use of the planters of Telford Gardens and it appears that this stopover still provides a "rather" disturbance-free roosting and feeding sites to them (except the domestic cat disturbed them in Sept occasionally).

[ Last edited by wcaptain at 17/01/2024 11:12 ]