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Thursday 18th October 2018

Tree Pipit at Landguard this morning.

Northwest to Northeasterly breeze through the morning and patchy cloud. The first Black Redstart of the autumn at Landguard was seen on the tank blocks near the seawatch hide, a Spotted Flycatcher, that was in the Holm Oaks in front of the Observatory, is now the latest autumn record at Landguard and a Tree Pipit was at the North end of the Butts, moving between the trees at Customs and the grass on the reserve.

Noted on the reserve, 2,100 Starling, 20 Meadow Pipit, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Wheatear, 1 Black Redstart, 1 Brambling, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Cormorant, 1 Eider, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Stonechat & 1 Tree Pipit. Afternoon update - Yellow-browed Warbler at southern end of the observatory compound.

Going North, 2 Cormorant. Going out to sea East, 10 Cormorant. Going South, 22 Woodpigeon, 20 Black-headed Gull, 10 Meadow Pipit, 7 Skylark, 6 Mute Swan, 5 Brent Goose, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Buzzard, 1 Redpoll & 1 Reed Bunting. Coming in off the sea going West, 3 Skylark & 1 Cormorant.

The Mallow is a classic late autumn species.

9 birds ringed: Blackcap 2, Meadow Pipit 2, Blackbird 1, Chiffchaff 1, Great Tit 1, Lesser Redpoll 1, Song Thrush 1.