Sandhill Rustic is a nationally scarce species on saltmarsh that occasionally visits us
Super flat-calm and overcast through the day with the feather-light breeze swinging round into the SE by late-morning - too late for today but it did provide some anticipation that autumn migration will get going over the next few days! There was a varied bit of offshore, southerly passage in the morning which comprised 4 Shoveler, 103 Teal, 16 Oystercatchers, 6 Grey Plover, 6 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 29 Ringed Plover, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, 2 Dunlin, 3 Herons, 4 Shelduck, a Common Scoter and a Fulmar.
Also of note were 3 Yellow Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, 14 Swallows, 4 Willow Warblers and 2 Wheatears.
Ringing: Robin 2, Dunnock 2, Willow Warbler 1, Linnet 1