Saturday 6th October 2018

A foggy start, remaining overcast through the morning and a strong Northerly breeze. A Yellow-browed Warbler was at the Observatory mid morning, the first Ring Ouzel of this autumn at Landguard was at the Observatory in the early afternoon and a busy day for vismig with birds coming in off the sea into the afternoon.

Noted on the reserve, 1,200 Starling, 30 Great Black-backed Gull, 16 Med Gull, 14 Song Thrush, 9 Redwing, 5 Chaffinch, 4 Blackcap, 2 Dunlin, 2 Ring Ouzel, 2 Stonechat, 2 Swallow, 2 Wheatear, 1 Brambling & 1 Yellow-browed Warbler. Going North, 45 Starling, 14 Gannet, 10 Swallow, 4 Common Gull, 3 Cormorant, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Great Skua & 1 Red-throated Diver. Going South, 61 Brent Goose, 18 Gannet, 10 Skylark, 7 Arctic Tern, 7 Shelduck, 7 Teal, 6 Cormorant, 4 Common Gull, 4 Common Tern, 1 Sandwich Tern & 1 Short-eared Owl. Coming in off the sea going West, 204 Chaffinch, 111 Starling, 60 Redwing, 10 Meadow Pipit, 6 Blackbird, 6 Skylark, 4 Snipe, 2 Cormorant, 1 Hobby, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Sandwich Tern & 1 Siskin.

Large Wainscot is a wanderer from reed beds at this time of year.

21 birds ringed: Song Thrush 6, Chaffinch 5, Redwing 5, chiffchaff 2, Blackcap 1, Great Tit 1, Meadow Pipit 1, Yellow-browed Warbler 1.