Sunday, 4th October 2015

The day`s highlight was an Avocet seen over the marsh this afternoon, the first ever Autumn record, all the other records are of spring birds. Also another new Cetti's Warbler was trapped and ringed.

Offshore

9 Wigeons west, 4 Teal west, 14 Common Scoters west, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers and 1 Great Crested Grebe.

Visible Migration

362 Pink-footed Geese south, 1 Lapwing in off, 2 Snipe in off, 7 Skylarks south, 3 Grey Wagtails south, 14 Alba Wagtails south, 242 Meadow Pipits south/south-east, 22 Chaffinch south-east, 8 Goldfinch south, 14 Greenfinches south, 1 Siskin south and 1 Redpoll south.

Grounded Migrants

20 Goldcrests, 6 Coal Tits, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 4 Song Thrushes, 2 Robins, 2 Stonechats and 3 Wheatears.

Others

86 Wigeons, 100 Teal, 4 Shovelers, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 1 Avocet, 74 Grey Plovers, 300 Knot, 1 Jack Snipe, 7 Snipe, 77 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Med. Gull, 1 Barn Owl, 400 Goldfinch - largest flock for some time and 120 Linnets.

 

 Goldfinches

 

 Linnets

 

 Red Admiral

Ringing

1 Blue Tit, 3 Coal Tits, 5 Goldcrests, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcaps, 4 Wrens, 2 Robins, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Meadow Pipits, 2 Greenfinches and 1 Reed Bunting.

 

 Cetti's Warbler