A male Redstart seen on the "Ickie" ridge.
The offshore murky haze has lifted today. Heavy overnight showers, which continued past dawn, retained some of the grounded migrants from Wednesday and brought new arrivals too. Of particular note is the Red-throated Pipit staying on and has, on and off, provided good viewing opportunities during the morning. Also noted on the reserve, 35 Meadow Pipit, 25 Goldfinch, 25 Song Thrush, 20 Robin, 8 Wheatear, 6 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 3 Redstart, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Caspian Gull, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Med Gull, 1 Red-throated Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Stonechat, 1 Tree Pipit & 1 Whitethroat.
Passage going South, 53 Wigeon, 24 Teal, 17 Brent Geese, 7 Swallow, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Shelduck & 1 Grey Wagtail. Going North, 3 Sandwich Tern.
Steady trickle of Delicate turning up in the traps on a regular basis in the last week.
22 birds ringed: Song Thrush 7, Chiffchaff 5, Blackcap 4, Robin 3, Goldcrest 1, Meadow Pipit 1, Wheatear 1.