Friday 12th October 2012

A good selection of birds around this morning, thrushes being the most evident early on with a few new Blackbirds, Redwing, Songys and a single Ring Ouzel. Wildfowl were definitely on the move with 1000 Brents, 380 Wigeon, 50 odd Teal, 6 Barnacle Geese a few Shoveler, Tufties, Pintal and Pochard and a single male Goldeneye. 7 Great Northern Divers and 2 Red-throated passed through along with 38 Skylark. Ringing amounted to 20 birds: Blackbird 6, Song Thrush 4, Robin 4, Chaffinch 2, Redwing 2, Coal Tit and a Goldcrest. The Coal Tit was the highlight being of the nominate continental race.