January 16th
On his way to meet us for a ringing session on the Marsh, Matt had a look and listen for owls and recorded 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Long-eared Owl (113th) and 1 Little Owl.
Subsequently whilst we were ringing we saw 37 Greylag Geese, 750 Cormorants flying out to sea, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Grey Partridge, 18 Red-legged Partridges, 1 Water Rail, 1 Brambling (114th), 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Heron, 95 Corn Buntings, 30 Chaffinches, 80 Reed Buntings, 30 Yellowhammers, 14 Tree Sparrows, 800 Woodpigeons, 100 Stock Doves, 8 Magpies, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Curlew and 8 Skylarks.

Birds ringed 31: Wren 2, Reed Bunting 21, Chaffinch 1, Robin 1, Tree Sparrow 1, Dunnock 4, Blackbird 2

Tree Sparrow

This afternoon we walked from Minnis Bay to Plumpudding Lagoon and counted 7 Great Crested Grebes, 7 Red-throated Divers, 800 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Gannet, 1 Guillemot (115th), 105 Sanderling, 33 Redshank, 1 Rock Pipit, 3 Little Egrets, 72 Turnstone, 1 Marsh Harrier, 5 Stonechats, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (116th), 1 Purple Sandpiper, 90 Grey Plovers, 250 Oystercatchers, 80 Dunlin, 50 Ringed Plovers, 1 Grey Wagtail and 1 Greylag Goose.

Rock Pipit

This evening I received information concerning a Reed Warbler we ringed at Shuart on 22/07/16. It was controlled at Terres d'Oiseaux, Braud-et-Saint-Louis, Gironde, FRANCE on 11/08/16 which is 691 km SSW.