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11th Oct

A calm day again with large number of grounded migrants and passage overhead. Grounded migrants included 170 Chiffchaffs, 16 Blackcaps, an "Eastern" type Lesser Whitethroat, two Dartford Warblers, 75 Goldcrests, 100 Redwings, 50 Song Thrushes and 90 Robins. Two Short-eared Owls were seen in the broom near the Sanctuary and a Hobby was seen in the Trapping Area. Passage overhead was dominated by finches again with another high count of 51 Crossbills of particular note as well as 1200 Chaffinches, three Bramblings, 25 Redpolls, 365 Goldfinches, 200 Siskins and 13 Reed Buntings. Other birds passing overhead included 18 Skylarks, 28 Sand Martins, 90 House Martins, 150 Meadow Pipits and six Rock Pipits. There was some movement offshore with 660 Brent Geese, 13 Wigeon, 32 Pintail, 83 Little Gulls, ten Mediterranean Gulls, two Arctic Skuas and a Balearic Shearwater.

Three Porpoises were feeding offshore and a Brown Hare was seen in the Desert.

The moth traps were very productive with a Vestal, a Red-green Carpet, a Scarce Bordered Straw, a Radford's Flame Shoulder, a Clancy's Rustic, three Pearly Underwings, seven Pinion-streaked Snouts and five Palpita vitrealis.

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