A better day for migration today, with quite a few species passing by at sea. 7 pochard and 5 teal headed south, the former species the first record for the 'autumn'. These were joined by a trickle of waders with 11 curlew, 3 whimbrel and a single bar-tailed godwit heading south, whilst the jetty turnstones remained steadfastly non migratory. A moulting adult male blackcap was another sign of autumn, presumably it will remain here to finish its moult before continuing south.
Swift numbers were reasonable, because of the strong winds, with 56 moving south. These were accompanied by 2 sand martins, 9 swallows and a single house martin.
Ypsolopha scabrella lives on hawthorns with this one only our 4th in the last 20 years, it was more common prior to that.
Birds Ringed: Blackcap 1, Great Tit 2.