A nice calm morning brought in a few thrushes, song thrush and blackbird as well as the two winter thrushes, with 19 fieldfare on the reserve, whilst redwing seeped in the trees around the observatory. A few chaffinches had roosted overnight and moved off throughout the morning. 2 golden plover were on the beach and 2 lapwing on the reserve proper, with another rock pipit on the jetty. 3 goose species were a little surprising, with 2 Egyptian geese flying south, a single greylag north and 3 white-fronted geese moved south.
Bird of the day however was a 1st year quail that paid the observatory a visit. Only the 3rd on site record and the first to be ringed here. An educational bird for all, it was healthy and fat and moved off towards the docks upon release.
Feathered Thorn appears here in low numbers in late autumn.
Birds Ringed: Blackbird 10, Chaffinch 5, Goldcrest 6, Quail 1, Robin 2, Song Thrush 1, Wren 2.