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Saturday 30th September 2017

The Red-throated Pipit is still present today - here's one of it taken a couple of days ago and sent to us. So far it has been visited by c.1,500 punters and at times is very obliging.

Noted on the reserve 90 Linnet plus 15 going South, 40 Goldfinch, 30 Meadow Pipit, 20 Robin, 20 Blackbird, 15 Chiffchaff, 15 Pied Wagtail, 6 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 5 Wheatear, 3 Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Golden Plover, 2 Redstart, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk & 1 Tree Pipit. Offshore 5 Med Gull.
Vismig going South, 675 Goldfinch, 120 Swallow, 117 Meadow Pipit, 92 Chaffinch, 42 House Martin, 21 Greenfinch, 16 Redpoll plus 1 North, 5 Grey Wagtail, 5 Skylark, 4 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Rook, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail plus 1 on the reserve, 
Passage offshore going South 82 Black-headed Gull, 16 Teal, 9 Common Gull, 3 Shelduck & 2 Sandwich Tern. Going North 4 Brent Goose & 2 Grey Heron.

54 birds ringed: Meadow Pipit 14, Chiffchaff 8, Chaffinch 6, Dunnock 6, Blackcap 5, Grey Wagtail 4, Robin 3, Blackbird 2, Goldcrest 2, Blue Tit 1, Great Tit 1, Linnet 1, Song Thrush 1.