A slightly dryer morning.
3 Snow Bunting still here, singing Song Thrush on the Butts & Woodcock in the compound.
5 Ringed Plover and 4 Pied Wagtails on the reserve and beach.
2 Kittiwakes following a boat
30 Starlings north was the first sizeable flock of the year.
Ringing - nil.
The unpleasant inclement wet conditions with poor visibility persists. 1,440 Cormorant went out fishing early, 3 Snow Bunting still here, single Redwing, Song Thrush & Woodcock in the compound.
Chiffchaff ringed LBO 7th October 2025 was retrapped 692 km away at Plaisance, Saint-froult, Charente-maritime, France 6th November 2025 on its way south for the winter.
Goldcrest ringed LBO 8th October 2025 was retrapped 126 km away at Holme, Norfolk on 13th October 2025 will have been on migration at both sites.
Goldcrest ringed LBO 19th October 2025 killed itself flying into a glass window 248 km away in Sheffield, South Yorkshire on 3rd February 2026 will have been on migration here before, surprisingly, moving north to spend the winter.
Wet 'n windy with poor visibility. 3 Snow Bunting still here.
Ringing: 1 Blackbird.
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