The bird of the month for me was the Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus. It was the first for the island
since 1958.
Here is the list of all the rarities recorded in November
Common
Name
|
Scientific
Name
|
Dendroica virens
|
|
Setophaga fusca
|
|
Limosa haemastica
|
|
Limnodromus scolopaceus
|
|
Philomachus pugnax
|
|
Ardea cinerea
|
|
Calidris canutus
|
|
Cuculus canorus
|
|
Dendrocygna bicolor
|
|
Anas clypeata
|
|
Parkesia
noveboracensis
|
Below are photographs of some of the rarities
Blackburnian Warbler |
Common Cuckoo |
Hudsonian Godwits |
Grey Heron |
Red Knot photograph by Dr. John Webster |
Northern Shoveler photograph by Dr. John Webster |
Black-throated Green Warbler photograph by Dr. John Webster |
Northern Waterthrush photograph by Dr. John Webster |
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