Tuesday 26th September 2017

 Guillemot at the point this morning.

A very changeable day as cloud covered and cleared, then covered again. The sea to sky divide remained hazy as the offshore fog did not fully clear throughout the day. Noted on the reserve, 40 Meadow Pipit, 30 Goldfinch, 25 Chiffchaff, 15 Robin, 13 Pied Wagtail, 12 Blackcap, 12 Song Thrush, 6 Chaffinch, 6 Wheatear, 3 Reed Bunting, 3 Skylark, 2 Common Tern, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Caspian Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 1 Sparrowhawk & 1 Spotted Flycatcher.
Going North, 15 Meadow Pipit, 2 Swallow, 1 Gannet & 1 Grey Wagtail.
Going East, out to sea, 1 Greenshank.
Going South, 36 Wigeon, 25 Brent Goose, 25 Teal, 8 Black-headed Gull, 8 Meadow Pipit, 7 Chaffinch, 2 Common Gull, 2 Curlew & 2 Grey Wagtail.

Clancy's Rustic is a half decent immigrant only noted for the first time in the UK in 2002 and at Landguard in 2006.

51 birds ringed: Chiffchaff 16, Blackcap 11, Meadow Pipit 3, Blue Tit 2, Goldcrest 2, Goldfinch 2, Great Tit 2, Grey Wagtail 2, Whitethroat 2, Wren 2, Blackbird 1, Dunnock 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Redstart 1, Reed Warbler 1, Robin 1, Woodpigeon 1.