Tues 29th Sept 20

Another late start today and a quick look around the bushes showed things were still quiet, a single Turnstone was on the sluice, the pair of stonechat were on the mounds with a dozen or so Goldfinch and Meadow Pipits were passing overhead, I walked down to the reedbed where Simon & Pat were really busy processing birds, ending up with a total of 84 (see Ringing page).

From the hide:

44 Greylag, c60 Teal, 8 Wigeon, 6 Shelduck, c100 Lapwing 1 Snipe, 8 Cormorant, 1 Lt. Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard only), 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard.

Reports from today

Simon Cox

Sightings from this morning (totals v approx): Sparrowhawk 1, Swallow 60+, House Martin 5+, Meadow Pipit 250+, Siskin/Redpoll 80+ (not sure of proportions).