Thursday, 20th October 2016

Highlights today included a Ring Ouzel and a very late Willow Warbler.

Offshore 
25 Common Scoters west, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers west, 1 Red-throated Diver west and 1 Great Crested Grebe.

Visible Migration
298 Pink-footed Geese south, 29 Jackdaws south-east, 5 Carrion Crows south, 9 Skylarks south, 74 Starlings east, 165 Fieldfares east, 31 Redwings east, 2 Mistle Thrushes south, 1 Tree Sparrow east, 1 Grey Wagtail south, 2 Alba Wagtails south, 37 Meadow Pipits south, 3 Rock Pipits east, 4 Bramblings east/south-east, 98 Chaffinch east/south-east, 9 Greenfinch east/south-east, 6 Linnets south, 12 Goldfinch south, 2 Siskins east and 18 Reed Buntings east/south-east.

Grounded Migrants
30 Goldcrests, 2 Coal Tits, 3 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Ring Ouzel, 30 Blackbirds, 6 Song Thrushes,
60 Redwings and 4 Robins.

Others 
370 Wigeons, 55 Teal, 2 Shovelers, 3 Little Egrets, 375 Lapwings, 58 Ringed Plovers, 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 200 Turnstones, 155 Sanderlings, 120 Dunlins, 1 Cetti's Warbler and 2 Rock Pipits.
 
 Little Egret

Ringing
5 Goldcrests, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Goldfinch and 3 Reed Buntings.
 
 Reed Bunting

Goldcrest

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