A very quite last day of the month, reasonable southerlies did not make for an exciting morning. Skylarks and finches continued to move through, in smaller numbers than previously. An arctic tern in the river mouth was the most notable bird of the morning, though the Dartford warbler and a black redstart were still present. Thrushes have been in very low numbers here this autumn, so it made a change to have 4 species on site, with single fieldfare, redwing and song thrush amongst the blackbirds on the reserve.
In an otherwise good autumn period for migrant moths, this Small Mottled Willow is only our second individual of the year.
Birds Ringed: Blackbird 1, Lesser Redpoll 1, Song Thrush 1.