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Saturday 13th October 2018

Med Gull on the shingle by the View Point car park, a little too distant to read the inscription on the ring.

Starting overcast becoming brighter through the morning and a Southerly wind. The tenth site record this morning for Great White Egret, a single bird flew over the reserve going out to sea East. A Yellow-browed Warbler was seen behind the kitchen, frequently calling and feeding on insects in the Sycamore and a Stonechat was on the Butts.

Noted on the reserve, 1,100 Starling, 20 Goldfinch, 4 Chaffinch, 4 Med Gull, 3 Blackcap, 3 Wheatear, 2 Brambling, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Redwing, 1 Stonechat & 1 Yellow-browed Warbler. Going South, 47 Goldfinch, 42 Siskin, 17 Chaffinch, 14 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 7 Wigeon, 6 Skylark, 4 Brent Goose, 4 Cormorant, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Teal, 1 Grey Wagtail & 1 Meadow Pipit. Going out to sea East, 5 Cormorant & 1 Great White Egret.

7 birds ringed: Chaffinch 3, Blackbird 1, Blue Tit 1, Robin 1.