Purple Sandpiper at the point after high tide this morning.
The morning started fairly calm but overcast then with showers mid morning. Wheatear and Willow Warbler were the grounded migrants, both of which dispersed during the morning, Black-headed Gull and Common Scoter were the main movers offshore.
Noted on the reserve, 40 Wheatear, 20 Willow Warbler, 10 Shelduck, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Sanderling, 1 Common Gull, 1 Purple Sandpiper & 1 Yellow Wagtail. Going North, 80 Common Scoter, 6 Cormorant, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Fulmar, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Common Tern & 1 Swallow. Going out to sea East, 8 Cormorant. Going South, 45 Common Scoter, 40 Black-headed Gull, 6 Goldfinch, 4 Common Tern, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Fulmar, 3 Med Gull, 2 Barnacle Goose, 2 Cormorant, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Kittiwake & 1 Whimbrel. Coming in off the sea going West, 2 Swallow.
41 birds ringed: Wheatear 22, Willow Warbler 14, Chiffchaff 2, Blackcap 1, Chaffinch 1, Linnet 1.