Sunday 13th October 2024

Hard work with disapointingly few migrants for mid-October. On site migrants included 2 Song Thrush, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting & Rock Pipit plus a visit from a Jay. Southbound 30 Goldfinch, 18 Mipit, 12 Skylark, 9 Chaffinch, 7 Swallow, 3 Grey Wag & a House Martin. Offshore southbound 4 Common Scoter, 3 Wigeon, 2 Red-throated Diver, 2 Shelduck, Brent & Curlew with northbound 3 Gannet. 2 Purps on the point early morning moved off north, presumably, to groynes along the Felixstowe seafront. 

Moth numbers & variety have plummeted in recent nights.

Ringing: 1 Wren.