October 2003 Records

 Date

Species

Location

30th October  Argentatus Herring Gull  Derbyhaven
30th October  No sign of yesterday's mystery plover sp.  Langness
29th October  1 Strange  Golden Plover species (currently under discussion on Bird Forums)  Langness
29th October  4x Knot, Grey Plover, 3x Pintail, 500+ Golden Plover.  Langness
29th October  9x Twite  Sandwick
28th October  4x Twite  Sandwick
28th October  400+ Golden Plover, 4x Pintail (3x Ducks, 1 Drake)  Langness
28th October  Bittern  Across road at Ballacraine
26th October  2x Siskin

 Ronaldsway Industrial Estate

26th October  Short-eared Owl  Port Grenaugh
26th October  4x Red-throated Diver, 6+ Eider (all common), 5x Black Guillemot, 2x Gannet  Ayres coastline
25th October  3 Pintail, 2x Grey Plover, 4x Knot, 1x Red-breasted Merganser  Langness
25th October  23x Wigeon, 2x Shoveler, 1x fem. Goldeneye  Glascoe Dubh
25th October  1,000s Redwing & Fieldfare  Northern Plain
25th October  no sign of the claimed King Eider from 23rd  Rue Point
24th October  fem. Red-breasted Merganser Langness Stinky Dubh (thanks to Chris for the gen)
23rd October  4x Grey Plover  Derbyhaven
23rd October  6x Knot  Aero Club
22nd October  1 male Gadwall, 1 Ruddy Duck, 6x Whooper Swans, 2x Teal, 2x Wigeon  Kionslieu
20th October  Unidentified crane/stork species  Over Glen Helen @6:40pm
19th October  4x Knot, 1 Grey Plover, 4x Eider  Derbyhaven Bay
19th October  30x Fieldfare, 10x Redwing  Ronaldsway Industrial Estate
18th October  Ring Ouzel  Ballakillowey, Colby
18th October  1 Redwing, 1 Blackcap  Port Grenaugh
18th October  10x Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 15x Swallow  Ronaldsway Industrial Estate
18th October  1 Grey Plover, 1 Merlin, 3x Twite, 3x Goldcrest, 6x Swallow  Langness
15th October  16 Fieldfare  Ronaldsway Industrial  Estate
15th October  1 male Pintail (Eclipse plumage), 1 Grey Plover, 1 Snipe & 150+ Golden Plover  Langness
12th October  1 Sabines Gull, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 9 Manx Shearwater, 300+ Auks, 100+ Gannets & 100+ Kittiwakes  Dreswick Point
4th October  Whooper Swan  Langness
4th October  5 Whooper Swans  Dog Mills
4th October  2x Sabine's Gull, 1 Bonxie  Point of Ayre
2nd October  Short-eared Owl, Peregrine  Langness