30 Nov:  Heavy rain showers in the morning with scattered showers in the afternoon and evening. a few sunny intervals in the afternoon.  Winds moderate south-westerly.

A visit to the Talus slope in the afternoon produced 25 Barbary Partridges, four Chiffchaffs, three Blue Tits, five Sardinian Warblers, three Black Redstarts, a Robin and two Stonechats.

A watch from Europa foreshore produced a Common Sandpiper, four Turnstones, two Black-headed Gulls, two Shags, eight Gannets,  seven Chiffchaffs, Robin, nine Black Redstart, a Blue Rock Thrush and Stonechat.

A watch from along Europa Advance road revealed 80 Mediterranean Shearwaters, five Shags, 12 Gannets, three Chiffchaffs, two Black Redstarts and two Stonechats.

A Jackdaw was seen at Moorish Castle estate and the Long-legged Buzzard was again observed on the east side of the Rock.

The Long-legged Buzzard on the east side of the Rock.                                    T. Vinet.

29 Nov:  Clear skies with a moderate westerly wind.

The Long-legged Buzzard was again observed on the east side of the Rock.

28 Nov:  Clear skies with a fresh westerly wind.

The Long-legged Buzzard was feeding above Catalan Bay.

A Kingfisher was spotted at the Med Rowing Club.

26 Nov:  A Common Sandpiper was observed at the Little Bay waterfall.  Also seen in Little Bay were a Grey Heron and a Little Egret, with a Kingfisher at Rosia Bay.

A Ringed Plover was present at the western end of the runway.

Four Sandwich Terns and eight Shags were seen at Europa Point.

25 Nov:  Mostly sunny with some westerly cloud.  Winds moderate westerly.

Two Red-rumped Swallows were observed behind the Crematorium, feeding with Crag Martins.

24 Nov:  Cloudy with some sunny intervals.  Winds moderate westerly.

The Long-legged Buzzard was again observed on the east side of the Rock.

23 Nov:  Clear skies with a light variable to light north-westerly.

A Zitting Cisticola was observed at Blackstrap Cove.

Two Goldcrests were found in the Alameda Botanic gardens, unfortunately one was found dead.  A Whimbrel was present at Camp Bay and a Grey Heron flew over Windmill Hill.

The Sparrowhawk was perched in a tree at Rosia Bay and later seen from Jews' Gate.

Sparrowhawk at Rosia Bay.                                        T. Vinet.

North Front cemetery held eight Chiffchaffs, five Sardinian Warblers, a Robin, two Stonechats and a Pied Wagtail.

A visit to the Alameda Botanic gardens from 10:25-12:10 produced the following:-

An morning watch at Europa Point from 12:15 produced the following:-

22 Nov:  Clear skies at dawn but easterly cloud over the Rock by mid morning.  Winds moderate easterly.

A morning watch in the morning from 10:30-11:45 produced the following:-

A morning walk along Signal Station road produced the following:-

An afternoon watch at Europa Point from 16:15-17:30 produced the following:-

A flock of eight Cormorants flew south over the Bay.  Kingfishers were observed at the Mid Harbours marina and Rosia Bay where there was a Grey Heron.

A Sparrowhawk was also seen over Windmill Hill.

The Talus slope held 20 Barbary Partridges, four Chiffchaffs, three Sardinian Warblers and two Black Redstarts.

21 Nov:  Clear skies with a moderate north-westerly in the morning turning to south-westerly in the afternoon.

North Front cemetery held 13 Chiffchaffs, two Robins, four Black Redstarts and five Sardinian Warblers.

An afternoon watch at Europa Point from 15:45-16:45 produced the following:-

The Long-legged Buzzard was again seen along the east side of the Rock.

In the morning a Common/Arctic Tern flew west past Europa Point, awith an adult Mediterranean Gull east.

20 Nov:  Clear skies with a moderate westerly wind.

Europa foreshore held the following:-

The Sparrowhawk was present at Rosia Bay together with a Kingfisher.

A Scopoli's Shearwater was found in the South District area at Roger's Steps this morning.  It was taken into care by the Raptor Rehabilitation Unit.

Scopoli's Shearwater at Roger's Steps.

19 Nov:  Clear skies with a light westerly wind.

Ringing Totals

At the Mid Town marina there were three Grey Herons, two Little Egrets and a Kingfisher.

At North Front cemetery there were a Robin, two Black Redstarts, two Stonechats and a Serin.

At Europa Point and foreshore in the morning there were the following:-

A two hour watch at Europa Point and foreshore produced the following:-

Another six Cormorants flew east at Europa Point in the afternoon, and a Grey Heron was present at Sandy Bay.

18 Nov:  Mainly clear skies with a moderate westerly wind.

Goldcrest, ringed today, the seventh ringing record.                                           R. Geary.

An early morning watch at Europa Point  produced the following:-

Male Spanish Sparrow at Europa Point.                                         A. Fortuna.

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

At least 40 Gannets off the east side of the Rock. The Long-legged Buzzard was again observed along the east side of the Rock.

17 Nov: Cloudy with some showers and sunny intervals.  Winds moderate westerly.

Wet and windy conditions prevented the ringing effort.  Only two Robins were ringed.

A two hour afternoon watch at Europa Point produced the following:-

There were 80 Black-headed Gulls off Blackstrap Cove in the afternoon.

16 Nov: Overcast skies in the morning with showers.  Some sunny intervals in the afternoon.  Winds fresh westerly.

Ringing Totals

A flock of 60 White Storks flew north over the Rock.

At least 20 Gannets were diving on a fish shoal off the east side reclamation, and three Audouin's Gulls were observed at Europa Point.

15 Nov: Sunny intervals in the morning, but overcast in the afternoon with some haevy rain showers.  Winds fresh south-westerly, becoming strong to gale force in the even

Only four new birds ringed this morning due to strong winds. A Chiffchaff, a Blackcap, a Black Redstart and a Greenfinch, together with a retrap Sardinian Warbler.

14 Nov: Overcast skies with rain showers and gale force westerly wind.

A morning visit to Europa Point produced the following:-

In the afternoon the following were seen:-

At Eastern beach there were 12 Mediterranean Shearwaters south, six Gannets and a Cormorant, and off Catalan bay there were 12 Black-headed Gulls.

13 Nov:  Overcast skies with a light variable wind, and clouds from the west.

Ringing Totals

Female Bullfinch with one ringed yesterday and another today.               R. Geary

There were around 30 Sandwich Terns off Eastern beach.  The Kingfisher was again present in the Alameda Botanic gardens.

At Europa Point there were 20 Black-headed Gulls feeding, a Grey Heron and 15 Gannets heading east.  The Mid harbours Marina held a Whimbrel, a Little Egret and a Grey Heron.

A walk along the Nature Reserve in the morning produced the following:-

12 Nov:  Clear skies at dawn but levanter cloud developing mid morning, with some clouds from the west.  Some sunny intervals in the afternoon.

Ringing Totals

Two Little Owls were heard calling around the Crematorium area.  A flock of 15 Cormorants flew south over the harbour.

An afternoon visit to Windmill Hill produced the following:-

A morning walk along Signal Station road produced the following:-

At Europa foreshore there were a Common Sandpiper, two Grey Herons, nine Black Redstarts and a Stonechat. Two Siskins were observed at Commonwealth Park and the Kingfisher was present at the Alameda Botanic gardens.

At Europa Point in the morning there were the following:-

11 Nov:  Levanter cloud over the Rock, town and harbour but clearing in the afternoon to give sunny intervals.  Winds moderate easterly.

Ringing Totals

A morning visit to Europa Point area produced the following:-

10 Nov:  Some high cloud but sunny.  Winds light variable to light south-west.

Ringing Totals

A 2.5hr watch around Europa Point produced the following:-

09 Nov:  High cloud with levanter cloud over the Rock, and town.  Winds miderate to light easterly.

Ringing Totals

At North Front cemetery there were five Chiffchaffs, eight Black Redstarts, a Stonechat and a Pied Wagtail.

A two hour watch at Europa Point in the morning produced the following:-

At Europa foreshore in the afternoon there were a Common Sandpiper, seven Turnstones, a Whimbrel, a Shag, four Black Redstarts and two Stonechats.

A two hour watch at the Botanic Gardens in the afternoon produced the following:-

08 Nov:  Some high cloud and levanter cloud forming over the Rock.  Winds light to moderate easterly.

No ringing due to windy conditions.

Small flocks of Mediterranean Shearwaters numbering 25 birds west past Europa Point.  There were two Grey Herons; one below Brewery crusher and another by Vanguard Cave.

Around Europa Point there were the following:-

07 Nov:  Clear skies with a fresh to strong northerly wind.

No ringing due to windy conditions.

A Sparrowhawk was observed hunting by the Cable Car top station.

A visit to Europa Point in the afternoon saw the following:-

four Sandwich Terns, two Black-headed Gulls, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, 20 Mediterranean Shearwaters and two Meadow Pipits.

There were many finches on the east side sand slopes taking shelter from the strong northerly winds.

06 Nov:  Some cloud at dawn but clear skies thereafter.  Winds moderate westerly.

No ringing due to windy conditions.

A morning watch at Europa Point and foreshore included a total of 170 Mediterranean Shearwaters in 30 minutes flying west plus the following totals:-

At least 55 Griffon Vultures flew over the Rock at around midday.

Along the east side of the Rock, there were four Sandwich Terns, two Audouin's Gulls, five Crag Martins and a Stonechat.

05 Nov:  Overcast skies with levanter cloud over the Rock, town and harbour.  Winds fresh to moderate easterly.  A thunderstorm in the late afternoon with heavy rain.

Ringing Totals

Juvenile Ring Ouzel ringed this morning at the Observatory.        

A Yellow-browed Warbler was observed in the Alameda Botanic gardens.

Yellow-browed Warbler in the Alameda Botanic gardens.         K. Bensusan.

At North Front cemetery there was a Blue Tit, two Sardinian Warblers and two Stonechats.

A flock of 16 Cormorants flew west over the Jews' Gate Observatory.

04 Nov:  Overcast skies also with levanter cloud over the Rock, town and harbour.  Winds moderate easterly.

Ringing Totals

At North Front cemetery there were three Chiffchaffs, a Song Thrush, a Robin and four Black Redstarts.

03 Nov:  Clear skies with a moderate easterly wind.

Ringing Totals

A flock of 31 Cormorants flew south over the top pf the Rock.

A Grey Wagtail was observed at Camp Bay.

A morning visit to Windmill Hill produced the following:-

A three hour watch around Europa Point produced the following:-

A midday walk along Mediterranean Road produced  the following:-

02 Nov:  Clear skies with a light to moderate north-westerly wind.

Ringing Totals

A walk along Signal Station road produced the following:-

Sparrowhawk at the Signal Station road reservoir.                                                  R. Perez.

At North Front cemetery there were three Chiffchaffs, two Robins, six Black Redstarts and two Stonechats.

A two hour watch around Europa Point produced the following:-

01 Nov:  Mainly clear skies with some high cloud.  Winds light to moderate westerly.

Ringing Totals

The Long-legged Buzzard was hunting in the area of Middle Hill. At Blackstrap Cove there were two Sandwich Terns, two Gannets, a Grey Heron, a Kestrel, a Blackbird, a Robin and a Blue Rock Thrush.

A morning walk along Signal Station road produced the following:-

The second Red-breasted Flycatcher of the autumn was trapped and ringed at the Jews' Gate Observatory.

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

Two Wheatears were at Europa foreshore.  A flock of 28 Cormorants flew south past Catalan bay.  A Kingfisher was observed at the Mid harbours marina.

Two Skylarks on nocturnal migration over the airfield at 23:00hrs.

Zitting Cisticola at Europa foreshore.                                                            C. Fortuna