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Saturday 18th September 2021


Grey Wagtail

 Morning cloud gradually dissipated on the light SSE breeze creating another warm, sunny day; most of the interest was offshore where a push of southbound wildfowl included 321 Brent Geese, 207 Teal, 71 Wigeon and 10 Pintail along with a Heron, 2 Dunlin, 6 Oystercatchers, 33 Sandwich Terns, 22 Gannets, 23 Common Terns and 2 Arctic Skuas.

Elsewhere it was still quiet with 42 Meadow Pipits, 40 Swallows and 7 Grey Wagtails south with 10 Wheatears, 3 Chiffchaffs, 3 Blackcaps, 2 Whitethroats, a Willow Warbler and a Lesser Whitethroat on the land.

Ringing: Whitethroat 1, Grey Wagtail 5, Chiffchaff 2, Dunnock 1, Robin 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1


Phtheochroa rugosana is out mid-April to mid-July so today's one is well out of kilter