Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) seen this afternoon inside the compound behind the kitchen.
Starting clear but then swamped by a bank of fog until lifting and burning off late morning, a slight W wind. 22 Redwing and 4 Siskin seen flying over the compound, out on the reserve 2 Shore Lark remain. A Black Redstart was observed down viewpoint road mid morning. 3 Buzzards seen soaring high by 11am. Mid-day a Yellow-browed Warbler was heard and later seen in the compound behind the kitchen (16:30).
22 Meadow Pipit, 10 Swallow and 7 Rook also South over the top of the observatory.
Seawatching
South: 95 Wigeon, 11 Teal, 7 Common Gull, 6 Pintail, 5 Brent Goose, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Plover, 2 Red-throated Diver, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Egret and a Knot.
North: 4 Common Scoter, 3 Brent Goose, 2 Heron and a Cormorant.
West: 3 Egyptian Geese.
Feeding offshore: 8 Black-headed Gull and 6 Great Black-backed Gull.
Moth trapping: 29 moth species between our 3 traps this morning. Moth of the morning, very deservingly so, is the Merveille du Jour, which makes an appearance october most years
Bird ringing: 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Robin.