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Tuesday 5th September 2017

 Lesser Whitethroat fuelling on blackberries at Landguard.

There was a brief sighting of an Ortolan Bunting near the Observatory early morning, the bird flew and was lost from sight towards the Fort and was not relocated. Other grounded migrants on the reserve today 6 Wheatear, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat & 1 Sparrowhawk. Off the point 21 Common Tern, 8 Sandwich Tern plus 4 going North, 2 Med Gull, 1 Common Gull & 1 Cormorant.
Passage noted going South 30 Teal, 15 Ringed Plover, 11 Common Scoter, 9 Swallow, 6 Dunlin, 3 Grey Plover, 3 Sand Martin, 3 Shoveler, 3 Turnstone, 3 Wigeon, 2 Cormorant, 2 Fulmar, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Knot, 1 Mallard, 1 Pochard & 1 Snipe.


Antler Moth is a common enough moth, but one which is only seen here on odd occasions

10 birds ringed: Linnet 3, Willow Warbler 3, Blackcap 1, Blue Tit 1, Whitethroat 1, Woodpigeon 1.