Wednesday, 8th November 2017

A Bittern was seen in flight over the reedbeds late in the day, and a late Swallow was flying around with the Starling roost at dusk.

Offshore 

2 Shelducks east, 33 Common Scoters west, 5 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Red-throated Divers east, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Guillemot east and 3 Auk sp. east.

Visible Migration 

33 Wood Pigeons south, 7 Skylarks south, 29 Starlings south, 2 Blackbirds east, 17 Redwings east, 1 Rock Pipit west, 18 Chaffinch south and 1 Siskin east.

Grounded Migrants:

1 Goldcrest, 6 Fieldfares, 25 Redwings, 1 Song Thrush and 2 Bramblings.

Others

800 Pink-footed Geese, 475 Wigeons, 550 Teals, 3 Goldeneyes, 1 Bittern, 3 Little Egrets, 1 Water Rail, 450 Lapwings, 17 Golden Plovers, 43 Grey Plovers, 34 Black-tailed Godwits, 200 Turnstones, 200 Dunlins, 9 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Merlin, 1 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Stonechats, 1 Grey Wagtail and 2 Rock Pipits.

Ringing

1 Wren, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Redwings, 6 Pied Wagtails and 3 Reed Buntings.

 

 Redwing

 

 Fieldfare