19 Oct: Mainly clear skies with some westerly cloud, becoming overcast after midday with storms travelling west along the Strait.  Clearing in the evening.  Winds light variable to light easterly and then light westerly in the evening.

Due to uncertain weather, ringing was stalled but managed to get some in.

Ringing Totals

A Grey Heron with a Black Bream and difficult predicament.                            T. Finlayson.

18 Oct:  Overcast skies with thunderstorms in the morning clearing to give a sunny afternoon.  Winds light variable to light easterly.

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Sixteen Crag Martins south at Europa Point. A Sparrowhawk was observed at Windmill Hill heading north.

Six Shags and a Grey Heron at Little Bay. The Dartford Warbler was present at North Front cemetery.

17 Oct:  Thin levanter cloud in the morning with a light easterly wind.

Tawny Owl calling in the KGV area.

Two Booted Eagles, five Short-toed Eagles, a Honey Buzzard,  a Common Buzzard and nine Red Kites were observed around midday.

North Front cemetery held a Chiffchaff, six Sardinian Warblers, a Dartford Warbler, four Blackbirds and three Stonechats.

A flock of nine Cormorants flew east past Europa Point. A Little Owl was seen at Jacob's Ladder area.

A Dartford Warbler was seen at North Front cemetery.

16 Oct:  Mainly clear skies with some levanter cloud over the Rock, giving sunny intervals in the afternoon.  Winds moderate easterly.

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Yellow-browed Warbler ringed at the Observatory.                   M. Cutts.

There was a Spotted Flycatcher around the IPA Club.  The Long-legged Buzzard was present on the east side of the Rock.  A Common Buzzard was seen high over Jews' Gate.

15 Oct: Levanter cloud over the Rock, town and harbour in a fresh easterly wind.

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Two of the four Eurasian Starlings seen on the lawn at Europa Mews.                             D. Parody.

Four Eurasian Starlings were present at Europa Mews together with a White Wagtail.

Five Crag Martins were around the southern end of the Rock. A Whimbrel and a Common Sandpiper were present on the cliff below Europa Point.

Two Whimbrels at Camp Bay.                                                           T. Vinet.

14 Oct:  Heavy levanter cloud over the Rock, town and harbour in a moderate gusty easterly wind.

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There were two Ravens, a Song Thrush, a Robin and two Serins at the Bruce's Farm area.

The following were seen at Europa foreshore:-

Whimbrel at Europa foreshore.                                    C. Fortuna.

Two Song Thrushes calling at Parson's Lodge.  A Sparrowhawk was observed perched at Europa Point.

The Alameda Botanic Gardens held the following among other resident birds:-

13 Oct:  Mainly clear skies at dawn, but levanter cloud forming over the Rock and soon after.  Sunny intervals away from the Rock in a moderate easterly wind.

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The Eagle Owl was heard calling from the east side of the Rock.  White Wagtails were present at Europa foreshore and opposite the Crematorium.

Western beach and runway held the following:-

A Barn Owl was found at Mid Harbours estate and handed in to the vet clinic, where it was found to be ok.  It was later ringed and released.

There were five Jackdaws at the Landport area.

A Song Thrush and two Spotted Flycatchers were present at Vineyards area.

12 Oct:  Some light westerly cloud but sunny.  Winds light to moderate westerly, but fresh in the Strait.

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There were single Grey Heron, Audouin's Gull and Whimbrel at Rosia Bay, with another Grey Heron at Camp Bay.

Two Turnstones, a Wheatear and two White Wagtails were seen at Europa Point and a Marsh Harrier flew north at this site.

 Species observed around the  Gibraltar Airport area as follows:-

There are three House Buntings at Europa foreshore, and four Stonechats at North Front cemetery. A Booted Eagle was seen over the Alameda Botanic Gardens, and an Osprey at Europa Point.

Three House Buntings at Europa Point.                                                         P. Rocca.

 A walk along the east side of the Rock produced five Barbary Partridges, a Sparrowhawk, two Kestrels, a Blackcap, two Sardinian Warblers, a Black Redstart, three Blue Rock Thrushes, a Stonechat and a Grey Wagtail.

11 Oct:  Heavy levanter cloud over the Rock, town and harbour in a moderate easterly wind.  Sunny intervals away from the Rock in the afternoon.

Only an hour after dawn was tackled as the team departed after a very successful week.

Ringing Totals

There were two Barbary Partridges and a Black Redstart at Little Bay.

A Whimbrel and two Shags with colour rings were observed at Camp Bay. A Common Scoter was seen flying east at mid distance off Europa Point.

There were three Booted Eagles and a Short-toed Eagle seen from Europa Point. Five Booted Eagles and two Swallows were seen in the morning from the top station of the Cable Car.

A Tawny Owl was present at Europa Walks. A European Starling and a Song Thrush was present at Jacob's Ladder and a Pied Flycatcher was seen around Lathbury area.  Another Pied Flycatcher was present in the Nature Reserve.

10 Oct:  Levanter cloud over the Rock, town and harbour in a moderate easterly wind.  Sunny intervals away from the Rock.

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Camp & Little Bay scrub held the following:-

At Europa Point there were 20 Balearic Shearwaters, three Gannets, a Blackcap, four Stonechats, 20 Meadow Pipits a White Wagtail and 20 Serins.  Two Swallows were seen at Windmill Hill.

A mid morning walk along Europa Point, Nun's Well and Europa Walks produced the following:-

Two House Buntings were discovered at Europa foreshore following a sighting two days ago at this site.

Rosia Bay held a Grey Heron and two Grey Wagtails.  Two Robins calling at Montagu Gardens estate entrance.

A Tawny Owl was present at Europa Walks. Two Stonechats were observed along Mediterranean Steps.

09 Oct:  Levanter cloud over the Rock, town and harbour in a moderate easterly wind.

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Commonwealth Park held the first Song Thrushes of the autumn and the following:-

A morning walk along Camp & Little Bays produced the following:-

Europa Point held the following:-

A House Bunting was seen at Europa foreshore.  An Iberian Chiffchaff was heard calling in the Arengo's area.

Campion Park held four Feral Pigeons, a Blackbird, two Robins and eight House Sparrows.

An Afternoon walk around Windmill Hill produced the following:-

A Black Redstart was observed at Jews' Gate. A Pied Flycatcher was present around Princess Caroline's battery.

08 Oct:  Mainly overcast skies with high cloud.  Winds moderate westerly.

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Birds seen at Europa foreshore included the following:-

The Eagle Owl was heard along the east side.

A Sparrowhawk was observed from Jews' Gate. There were two Wheatears in the Lathbury area, and six Wheatears at Blackstrap cove.

Northern Wheatear at Europa foreshore.                                                        C. Fortuna.

07 Oct:  Mainly clear skies with some westerly cloud.  Winds moderate westerly becoming light.

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Observations from and at North Front cemetery as follows:-

Two Audouin's Gulls were seen at Rosia bay, and a Grey Heron was present at New Harbours Marina.

At the North Mole there was an Audouin's Gull, a Sandwich Tern and a Shag.

06 Oct:  Overcast  skies but no levanter cloud!  Light rain showers in the morning, with some sunny intervals in the afternoon.a light variable wind.

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An afternoon visit to Windmill showed that many migrants from the previous day had left the site, nevertheless a good count was made:-

North Front Cemetery held the following:-

Europa foreshore held an Audouin's Gull, a Redstart and a Wheatear.

The Turtle Dove at Camp bay was in poor condition.  Sixteen Booted Eagles were observed over the Rock in the afternoon.

 A Cormorant was present at Europa Point.  The Long-legged Buzzard was observed on the east side.

05 Oct:  Very heavy and low levanter cloud over the Rock with overcast skies in the region and light rain at times.  Winds fresh to moderate easterly.

Ringing Totals

An afternoon visit to Windmill Hill produced the following:-

Jacob's Ladder held four Sardinian Warblers, a Wren, two Blackbirds and a Robin.

North Front Cemetery held the following:-

Three Sparrowhawks and the Goshawk were observed over Catalan Bay.  The Long-legged Buzzard was seen over Rock Gun very high.  Nine Booted Eagles were also around.

Two Grey Herons, a Robin, a Redstart and two Yellow Wagtails present at Little Bay with another at Rosia Bay. 

Two European Nightjars and a Red-necked Nightjar were observed along Inglis Way. Another Red-necked Nightjar was in the area of Arengos.

An Iberian Chiffchaff was present at the Alameda Botanic Gardens. Two Whimbrels were observed on the rocky shoreline by the Power Station.

04 Oct:  Overcast skies with a very heavy levanter cloud.  Some rain showers during the morning and afternoon.Winds moderate easterly.

Some ringing was carried out mid afternoon.

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A morning visit to Windmill Hill produced the following:-

A walk along the Nature Reserve produced the following migrants; a Willow Warbler, six Iberian Chiffchaffs, a Garden Warbler, nine Robins, 32 Yellow Wagtails, a Tawny Pipit, four Tree Pipits and five Linnets among other resident species.

A Pied Flycatcher was present at the Alameda Botanic gardens.

In the afternoon 11 Gannets were seen from Europa Point.

 A Red-necked Nightjar was flushed at Douglas Path.  A Tree Pipit and a Tawny Pipit flew south overhead at the ridge of the Rock.

A Kingfisher was present at Western beach. A Stonechat was seen at Europa foreshore, together with six Turnstones and two Wheatears.

A walk from Trafalgar House to Jews' Gate produced the following:-

03 Oct:  Heavy levanter cloud low over the Rock, town and harbour in a moderate easterly wind.

Ringing Totals

A watch at Jews' Gate in the morning produced the following:- three Cory's Shearwaters, three Sparrowhawks, a juvenile Goshawk, three Kestrels, 60 House Martins and 20 Red-rumped Swallows.

A Great Skua and two Gannets were observed from Europa Point.

A watch at Europa Point in the afternoon produced the following:-

The Long-legged Buzzard was observed on the east side sand slopes.

02 Oct:  Heavy levanter cloud low over the Rock, town and harbour in a moderate easterly wind.

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There were two Audouin's Gulls seen at Camp bay.

At least 200 Cory's Shearwaters feeding off Europa Point.  The Long-legged Buzzard was seen flying high over Europa Point.

Campion Park held a Spotted Flycatcher and two Robins.

A Whimbrel and three Yellow Wagtails were at Europa foreshore.

01 Oct:  Mainly clear skies with some high westerly cloud.  Winds light variable.

Ringing Totals

The Common Rosefinch was only the second record for Gibraltar.  The first was ringed on the 10^th October 1999.

Juvenile Common Rosefinch ringed at the Observatory.                 J. Yeoman

Four Crag Martins were observed at Jews' Gate.  A Little Owl and a Robin were observed from Trafalgar House.

The Audouin's Gull was present at Camp Bay.

Two Little Egret was present at New Harbours Marina.  The Audouin's Gull was also at Camp Bay again.

The Eagle Owl was heard from the Arengo's area.