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Tuesday 23rd September 2014

A calm overcast morning. Good numbers of birds were logged during the morning viz mig with 3310 Swallow, 55 Meadow Pipit, 35 Chaffinch, 19 Grey Wagtail, 4 Skylark, 2 Reed Bunting and 2 Tree Pipit south and a Red-throated Pipit flew west over the reserve. Other birds of note today were a Rock Pipit at the point before it headed south, 15 Chiffchaff and single Tree Sparrow, Brambling, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Jay. Offshore 37 Brent Geese, 3 Gannet and 9 Common Gull headed south and another 44 Brent Geese north.

48 Birds ringed; 11 Meadow Pipit, 7 Robin, 7 Chiffchaff, 6 Grey Wagtail, 2 Wren, 2 Swallow, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Jay, 1 Sparrowhawk.