Sparrowhawk
Rain on and off through the morning and a moderate southerly breeze led to a ringing-free day with all the attention again on the seawatching; there wasn't as much passing as yesterday but totals did include 36 Brent Geese, 6 Common Scoter, 6 Curlew, 122 Dunlin, 10 Gannets, 3 Great-crested Grebe, an Arctic Skua across the common and north, 3 Kittiwake, 146 Knot, an Oystercatcher, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 7 Red-throated Divers, a Razorbill, a Shoveler, 14 Teal and 26 Wigeon.
Not much else too mention with birds on the land limited to 2 Bramblings, 11 Chaffinches, 2 Rock Pipits, 10 Siskin and 2 Skylarks.
Ringing: Nil
The first Scarce Bordered Straw of the autumn - we can get healthy numbers of this immigrant some years