A busy morning with the nets resulted in 115 birds being ringed and counts in the bushes of 200 Chiffchaffs, 16 Blackcaps, two Lesser Whitethroats, a Goldcrest, a Spotted Flycatcher and four Whinchats while birds passing overhead included two Buzzards, 11 Skylarks, 65 Sand Martins, 12 Tree Sparrows, ten Yellow Wagtails, three Grey Wagtails, a Tree Pipit and the first Siskin of the autumn. A check offshore in the evening produced two Little Gulls and two Mediterranean Gulls.
The Grey Squirrel was seen again and several Porpoise were feeding offshore.
A Scarce Bordered Straw was the only moth of note in the traps. A Southern Oak Bush-cricket was seen at the Observatory.
Waders continue to provide most of the interest elsewhere with a moulting adult American Golden Plover appearing on Burrowes Pit. The Red-necked Phalarope was still showing well on the Scotney Sandpit
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American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica adult Burrowes, RSPB 14th September 2024 |