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Saturday 12th September 2015


An Icterine Warbler that put in an appearance in the Holm Oaks added a bit of quality - but only for 5 minutes as it disappeared from view with a dose of heavier rain. Other migrants today included 6 Redstart, 6 Wheatear, 3 Pied Fly, 3 Yellow Wags, 2 Firecrest, 2 Lesser 'throat, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Great-spotted Woodpecker & a Purple Sandpiper on the point. Vis mig consisted of 237 Swallow, 6 House Martin & a Sand Martin heading south with limited viewing offshore producing 6 Brent north & 8 south plus 19 Teal & 2 Arctic Tern southbound.

6 birds ringed: 2 firecrest, 1 redstart, 1 blackcap, 1 garden warbler, 1 great-spotted woodpecker.