September 6th

We spent the morning ringing at another site at Shuart and there had been a decent arrival of migrants overnight. We saw 2 Kestrels, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 10 Chiffchaffs, 92 Lapwings, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Tree Pipits, 4 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Jays, 6 Mallard, 4 Willow Warblers, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Whitethroats, 60 Blackcaps, 2 Reed Warblers, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Swallows, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Sedge Warbler, 20 Goldfinches, 6 Green Sandpipers W and 1 Marsh Harrier.

Birds ringed 82: Willow Warbler 3, Chiffchaff 7, Wren 1, Blackcap 52, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Reed Warbler 2, Goldfinch 3, Robin 3, Whitethroat 2, Blue Tit 5, Grasshopper Warbler 1, Garden Warbler 1.

First year Grasshopper Warbler