A Stoat has been on site the last couple of days.
Some vis mig with southbound 146 Goldfinch, 58 Wood Pigeon, 40 Starling, 28 Mipit, 27 Linnet, 22 Siskin, 20 Chaffinch, 4 Skylark & 3 Pied Wagtail. Offshore a handful of Common Scoter coming and going but almost nothing else. Grounded migrants include half a dozen Goldcrest left over from recent arrivals, 2 Fieldfare plus a Great-spotted Woodpecker that paid a visit. A Purple Sandpiper that flew north along the shore is probably one wintering in the area that moves to & fro the groynes up the town, the point and across the river into Essex.
Ringing: 1 Blue Tit, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Great-spotted Woodpecker.