Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto).
Windless morning with banks of fog nearby, going from overcast to clear repeatedly. Inside the compound 2 Chaffinch, 2 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Greenfinch and a Redpoll. 2 Collared Dove perched on our MOTUS tower. Out on the reserve 3 Turnstone, 1 Purple Sandpiper all out at the point, 1 Stonechat near the cottage.
Passerine movement: 9 Skylark south.
1 Meadow Pipit north.
Seawatching:
North: 1 Brent Goose.
East: 3 Cormorant and a Tufted Duck.
South: 6 Cormorant and a Brent Goose.
West: 1 Red-throated Diver.
Feeding offshore: 1 Common Gull.
Moth trapping: 12 Species between our 3 traps. Dark Sword Grass is an immigrant species that keeps cropping up late in the year.
Bird ringing: 9 Blackbird, 2 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Robin.