2 Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) seen on the butts this morning.
An overcast morning with SW wind and rain late morning. 3 Ring Ouzel on the butts, 1 Stonechat and 1 Wheatear, 3 Rock Pipit and 11 Pied Wagtail out on the reserve. 4 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, a Common Redpoll and a Redwing. 9 Greenfinch, 3 Collared Dove, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel and a Peregrine on site. 2 Turnstone near the point.
Above head migration, 6230 Woodpigeon, 910 Goldfinch, 167 Linnet, 139 Stock Dove, 126 Meadow Pipit, 118 Chaffinch, 30 Skylark, 20 Brambling, 19 Siskin, 17 Starling, 9 Pied Wagtail, 7 Rock Pipit, 6 Reed Bunting, 5 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Jackdaw, all South
Seawatching:
North: 2 Cormorant.
South: 24 Black-headed Gull, 16 Dunlin, 9 Wigeon, 2 Cormorant, 2 Shelduck, 1 Brent Goose and a Curlew.
West: 2 Cormorant.
Feeding offshore: 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull and a Mediterranean Gull.
Moth trapping: 4 moth species between our 3 traps. Moth of the morning goes to the Oak Rustic, which first turned up in 2019 and has colonised the holm oaks.
Bird ringing: 2 Blackcap, 2 Firecrest, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Common Redpoll, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Song Thrush.
