October 5th

We spent an excellent migration morning ringing at Shuart. In six hours we counted 150 Blackcaps, 60 Chiffchaffs, 10 Goldcrests, 4 Common Buzzards, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Pied Flycatchers, 153 Redpoll flying SW, 62 Siskins flying SW, 69 Crossbills flying W, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Jays, 2 Lapwings, 3 Bramblings, 6 Mallard, 16 Skylarks, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 10 House Martins, 8 Swallows, 1 Sparrowhawk, 15 Song Thrushes, 2 Grey Herons, 20 Chaffinches, 2 Redwings, 12 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Kestrels, 1 Cetti's Warbler and 30 Goldfinches flying W.

Birds ringed 114: Chiffchaff  21, Goldcrest 5, Long-tailed Tit 2, Blackcap 71, Robin 5, Pied Flycatcher 1, Blue Tit 3, Song Thrush 3, Blackbird 3.

Pied Flycatcher

This afternoon Matt walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and saw 6 Blackcaps, 14 Chiffchaffs, 23 Swallows W, 18 House Martins W, 47 Turnstone, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Knot, 1 Sandwich Tern, 21 Redshank, 45 Golden Plovers, 11 Corn Buntings, 2 Stonechats, 3 Kestrels and 1 Cetti's Warbler.

This evening I received ringing information about the dead juvenile Sandwich Tern I found on the beach at Reculver on July 31st this year. It had been ringed as a pullus on June 4th at Slijkplaat, Haringvliet, Zuid Holland, THE NETHERLANDS and had flown 206 km WSW to reach Reculver.