Strong winds from the SW dampened the migration this morning. The usual suspects went through in much reduced numbers, 12 meadow pipits, 79 goldfinch, 42 Brent geese heading south amongst handfuls of others. Buzzard and peregrine were slightly less regular sightings, though an immature sparrowhawk trying to hunt passerines out on the reserve is a daily sight currently. Our second firecrest of the autumn was ringed in the morning, the sole bird to be ringed, a 1st year female.
Moths were thin on the ground due to the stormy conditions in the night, but a little scouting in the cellars produced a Buttoned Snout hibernating. This species has been noted here in the last four years, though we're not sure why, it lives on hops which are not on or even near the site.
Birds Ringed: Firecrest 1.