Tuesday 4th November 2014

A calm sunny morning with a steady passage of migrants overhead including 243 Goldfinch, 152 Starling, 83 Meadow Pipit, 48 Linnet, 47 Chaffinch, 38 Skylark, 8 Redpoll (our best day for this species this autumn) and 3 Siskin. Other birds of note today were 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wheatear and a female Bullfinch.

The Common Blue at the north end is still hanging on and a handful of Red Admirals were also still about.

8 Birds ringed; 4 Chaffinch, 1 Wren, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Woodpigeon.