The first push of Long-tailed ducks

There has now been a couple of days of good migration of long.tailed ducks. Over 40 000 has been counted the last week. Among other observations, I can mention yellow-billed diver and a hawkowl that came from the woods and fly straight out over the sea, probably migrating towards Sweden?  Another hawkowl was seen at Tuksi on wednesday.

Over a half millions waterfowls has now been counted since the last week of august. There is a long way to the expected million birds, but hopefully there are plenty of divers, ducks and gees left up in Russia.

Notes from the cape:

2/10

divers 459 (384 red-throated)

yellow-billed diver 1 summer

bewick's swan 81

brent 3231

barnacle 1241

long-tailed duck 3388

velvet scoter 1320

1/10

divers 615 (438 red-throated)

great crested grebe 38

brent 2701

barnacle 4860

long-tailed duck 16547

velvet scoter 702

merganser 243

hawk owl