Clear high pressure with a chilly wind not ideal. Migrants were 4 Mipit, 3 Song Thrush, 2 White Wagtail, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting, Rook & Wheatear. Offshore movements almost non-existent except for a single Fulmar.
Ringing: nil.
Ringing: Nil
140 birds of 22 species leaves us round about on par with last years total of 142 birds and 21 species. We did particularly well for numbers of Redwings and Robins this year but were down on Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps.
Ringing: 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Great Tit, 1 Wren
A gusty yet bright day today on the Suffolk coast. Although most of the avian fauna hunkered down we did manage to record some migrants around the reserve. 3 Black Redstart, 1 Stonechat, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Sanderling and a Stock Dove present.
On sea 16 Common Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Red-throated Diver and 10 Cormorant recorded.
Other species of note today were 2 Black Redstart, 2 White Wagtails, 7 Redwing, 2 Buzzard, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 5 Meadow Pipit, 13 Shelduck, 1 Sanderling and 1 Song Thrush. On sea 2 Red-throated Divers and 2 Brent Geese both heading North.
As the day warmed up the some of the sandy banks in the observatory seemed to suddenly erupt with buzzing mining bees. Species noted were Grey-patched Mining Bee, Yellow-legged Mining Bee, Trimmers Mining Bee (photo), Hairy-footed Mining Bee and Gwynne's Mining Bee.
Ringing: 1 Dunnock, 1 Redwing
Out on the reserve, 1 Black Redstart, 2 White Wagtails, 3 Wheatear, 3 Redwing, 6 Shelduck, 4 Turnstone, 10 Sanderling, 6 Ringed Plover and 6 Meadow pipit. However the stars of the show are a pair of Long-tailed Tits who have just finished building their nest. Only the third breeding record for Landguard Bird Observatory.
On sea 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 6 Red-throated Divers, 8 Brent Geese, 6 Canada Geese, 2 Common Gull, 2 Oystercatchers, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 9 Common Scoter.
Ringing: 1 Blackbird, 3 Blackcap, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Linnet