Starlings are one of the more impressive spectacles at the moment.
Fairly quiet morning. On the move southbound 49 Redpoll, 39 Stock Dove, 35 Wood Pigeon, 20 Goldfinch, 17 Siskin, 4 Carrion Crow, 4 Chaffinch, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Swallow, 2 Woodlark, House Martin, Skylark & Swallow plus 84 Fieldfare & 22 Mipit coming in off the sea. On site a handful of the commoner migrants in very small numbers including 6 Goldcrest, 6 Redwing, 2 Brambling & Rock Pipit. Offshore movements limited to 3 Common Scoter south & a Little Gull doing some loitering. Cormorant numbers heading out to sea to go fishing have picked up with 528 heading out early on.
Blastobasis laticolella was accidentally introduced via the horticultural trade and is fairly common here.
35 birds ringed: 18 Lesser Redpoll, 7 Blackbird, 2 Great Tit, 2 Robin, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Redwing, 1 Starling, 1 Wren.