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Tuesday 12th October 2021

Getting a tad late in the season for Brown Argus.

Cooler north-westerly breeze seems to have resulted in more birds leaving than arriving. Some vis mig with southbound 504 Goldfinch, 102 Linnet, 18 Mipit, 6 Chaffinch, 6 Siskin, 2 Grey Wag, Little Egret & Stock Dove plus 4 Skylark in off the sea & a Rock Pipit heading north. Offshore southbound 58 Black-headed Gull, 28 Cormorant, 6 Common Gull, 5 Teal, 3 Sandwich Tern, 2 Brent, Guillemot & Red-breasted Merganser with northbound single Common Scoter & Sandwich Tern. Migrants on site included 12 Chiffchaff, 4 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush plus a couple of new Wrens.

Red-green Carpet is another classic October flyer but here only in very low numbers.

Ringing: 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 1 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush.