A wet start with a heavy downpour just before first light, clearing briefly before the Obs was plunged into fog.
A strange morning with few usual suspects around but a trickle of good migrants and at least 3 Pallas's Warblers on site!
In the bushes were a few lingering Goldcrests, including a new Dutch ringed bird, a couple of Firecrest and 3 Pallas's Warblers and 2 Blackcap. Two of the Pallas's were regularly seen in the Holm Oaks and Poplars and another individual was on the southern end of the Icky ridge feeding in the brambles. Elsewhere A Black Redstart briefly dropped onto one of the Gun Emplacements and a Green Sandpiper was flushed off the puddles in the aggregate yard. A single Reed Bunting was up by the Butts, 3 Snipe were in the beach vegetation and a Rock Pipit was by the Jetty.
There was a small trickle of thrushes, mainly consisting of Redwings and Fieldfares passing over and a Small movement of finches including, 23 Redpoll, 14 Linnet, 12 Siskin, 8 Greenfinch, 4 Chaffinch and 3 Brambling. Also on the move were 2 Skylarks and a single Woodcock which came in off and headed inland.
On the river, 2 Mute Swans were feeding just offshore and on the sea there was a movement of Waterfowl and waders later in the morning. A total of 406 Brent, 115 Wigeon, 38 Shelduck, 35 Pintail, 21 Teal, 1 Mallard, 1 Red-breasted Merganser and 67 Dunlin, 3 Golden Plover and Lapwing headed south. A Purple Sandpiper and 7 Turnstone were on the Jetty.
Feathered Thorn is a classic early November flyer.
Ringing: 7 Blackbird, 2 Redwing, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Pallas's Warbler, 1 Robin, 1 Wren