Bit of a "goosey" morning. 2 White-fronts on the reserve loitered up to 9am, 8 more came in with 2 of them landing for a short while before moving onto the river with the other 6 going north then south plus another 8 that came straight in off and headed inland. 2 Bean Geese flew around offshore for a while before heading north. Offshore southbound 687 Brent, 385 Teal, 19 Common Scoter, 17 Wigeon, 7 Shelduck, 5 Red-throated Diver, 2 Pintail, Gannet, Pochard & Red-breasted Merganser with northbound 7 Brent, 7 Red-throats, 5 Common Scoter & Velvet Scoter. The only grounded passerines were a handful of new Blackies & a Chiffchaff. A good indication of the origin of the migrant Blackies is an individual wearing a Hiddensee ring from East Germany. Finally the Firecrest is still with us, Purp is on the point & the recent Great-spotted Woodpecker has come back for another visit.
Winter moth is a very common species, but not here, as this is only our 4th record in 30 years of trapping.
Ringing: 5 Blackbird, 1 Chiffchaff.
