A Yellow-browed Warbler was found by the kitchen and at times came very close in.
Yesterday's rain was a distant, damp memory but the continuing easterlies brought our first significant fall of birds for quite a while, with the main bulk of the birds fresh in being Robins. At least 100 Robin were around the reserve, and a trapped Robin with a Dutch ring gives us some idea of where the migrants are coming from. As well as redbreasts around the reserve there were 20 Goldcrest, 20 Chiffchaff, 20 Meadow Pipit, 12 Blackcap, 10 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 3 Redstart, 2 Brambling, 2 Tree Sparrow, 2 Ring Ouzel, 2 Wheatear, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Lapwing, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Firecrest, 1 Stonechat, 1 Snipe, 1 Reed Warbler and 1 Yellow-browed Warbler.
On the move south were 285 Brent Goose, 28 Black-headed Gull, 23 Cormorant, 7 Common Gull, 7 Skylark, 7 Swallow, 3 Shelduck, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Teal, 1 Red-breasted Merganser and some early morning Dunlin. Northbound there were 8 Wigeon, 7 Cormorant, 5 Black-headed Gull, 5 Common Scoter and 2 Red-throated Diver.
No moth pic-of-the-day today but a snap of a Yellow-browed Warbler is surely worth two pictures on the blog?
Ringing: 59 Robin, 12 Blackbird, 11 Goldcrest, 8 Chiffchaff, 5 Blue Tit, 5 Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Redstart, 1 Brambling, 1 Woodpigeon, 1 Firecrest, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Redwing, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Great Tit, 1 Chaffinch.
Controls: 1 Robin (Dutch).