Another foul wet day was at last productive on the migration front, with a very autumnal feel to the observations. Some notable species past that we don't record every week, 8 teal, 1 shoveler and a common scoter past. Wader numbers have picked up with 55 curlew, 5 whimbrel, a greenshank and 3 oystercatchers heading south. Even the heron family decided to have a fly about in the rain, with a single little egret and 2 grey herons joining the southward movement. The kestrel family from the town are becoming more adventurous, with at least 2 of the juveniles joining the adult male and female on the reserve.
The second site record of Acleris hastiana which is a variable species living on small-leaved willows, which means its going go hungry here.
Birds Ringed: House Sparrow 1.