Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla).
A bright, sunny day with a slight NW wind and our first frost of the autumn. Inside the compound a Little Bunting was ringed, and 2 Firecrests present. 2 Woodcock with one in the moat and another out on the reserve. 1 Chiffchaff and a Fieldfare on site. 1 Snipe and a Purple Sandpiper near the point. 1 Rock Pipit circling the reserve. 2 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipit and 4 Chaffinch south.
4 Foxes seen on the reserve today, a particularly high count.
Seawatching:
North: 100 Cormorant and 3 Common Scoter.
East: 16 Cormorant and 1 Marsh Harrier.
South: 194 Cormorant, 10 Common Scoter, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail) and an Oystercatcher.
Feeding offshore: 1 Mediterranean Gull.
Moth trapping: 1 moth (Angle Shades) between our 3 traps.
Bird ringing: 2 Blackbird, 1 Little Bunting, 1 Meadow Pipit.