Scaups and barnacles

Well, the life goes on on the cape. Scaups dominate the migration. But good numbers of velvet scoters and wigeons are also passing. Divers are increasing but still no really high numbers. Today the first day with more than hundred gesses were noted. Several flocks were seen, most barnacles but also some Anser-geese. No brents, yet.

In the woods, yellow-browed warbler are calling, and I have seen at least four in the same time. The last five days there has been a total of around 4-7 ind. 

Weather:

Cloudy, 5 m/s North-East.

Notes from the cape:

19/9

divers 293 (244 red-throated)

greater white-fronted goose 5

tundra bean goose 45

barnacle goose 201

wigeon 4042

teal 492

pintail 142

shoveler 79

porchard 4

tufted duck 639

scaup 5002

Aythya sp. 75

common scoter 3315

velvet scoter 823

merganser 241

marsh harrier 1

hobby 1

red-throated pipit 1

18/9

divers 203 (166 red-throated)

wigeon 1892

teal 175

tufted duck 380

scaup 2573

long-tailed duck 76

common scoter 4717

velvet scoter 2083

merganser 249

arctic skua 4 pale adults

little gull 91

hobby 1

red-throated pipit 1