Thursday, 30th October 2014

The highlight today was a Nuthatch, which is a rare bird on the peninsula.

Offshore:
24 Common Scoters west, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Red-throated Diver west, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 1 Guillemot.

Visible Migration
2 Whooper Swans south, 1 Jay east, 3 Skylarks south, 117 Starlings south-west, 14 Song Thrushes south-east, 17 Redwings south-east, 1 Mistle Thrush south-east, 2 Alba Wagtails south, 4 Meadow Pipits south, 21 Chaffinch south-east, 4 Greenfinch south-east, 1 Goldfinch south-east and 4 Siskins south-east.
 
 Chaffinches

Grounded Migrants 
2 Jays, 7 Goldcrests, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch - just about annual here, 15 Blackbirds, 8 Song Thrushes and 11 Redwings.

Others 
425 Wigeons, 160 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 2 Water Rails, 29 Ringed Plovers, 43 Sanderlings, 250 Turnstones, 1 Cetti's Warbler and 2 Stonechats.
 
 Stonechat

Ringing 
1 Chiffchaff, 2 Wrens, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robins and 4 Reed Buntings.
 
 Reed Bunting

Chiffchaff

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