A nice calm start to the morning after yesterdays wind was as productive as we might have expected, as the wind direction wasn't ideal. 1428 meadow pipits moved south along with 145 siskin. The bushes were much busier than in prevous days with good numbers of blackcap and chiffchaff, with a sprinkling of lesser whitethroats, willow warblers and whitethroats for good measure. Wheatear numbers were up to 7, the Cetti's warbler was still present and a great spotted woodpecker was in the obs compound at lunchtime.
Star bird however has to be the 1st year red-backed shrike found by the helgoland late afternoon. As is often the case with young shrikes it was very obliging and fearless, and totally unbothered by the attentions of a lot of the local birds mobbing it.
Rusty Dot Pearl is another migrant that turns up here in autumn.
Birds Ringed: Blackcap 8, Chiffchaff 4, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Grey Wagtail 7, Goldfinch 4, Lesser Whitethroat 3, Meadow Pipit 34 Robin 2, Sparrowhawk 1, Whitethroat 1, Willow Warbler 3.