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14th Oct

A calm and bright morning saw a decent movement of birds overhead with 75 Stock Doves, three Woodlarks, 98 Skylarks, 47 Swallows, 1400 Starlings, 28 Tree Sparrows, 175 Meadow Pipits, three Rock Pipits, 40 Chaffinches, 20 Bramblings, 492 Goldfinches, 75 Siskins, a Corn Bunting and 81 Reed Buntings. Grounded migrants included 80 Chiffchaffs, eight Blackcaps, three Dartford Warblers, six Song Thrushes, 13 Redwings, 16 Blackbirds and a Wheatear.

An afternoon seawatch produced 167 Brent Geese, four Grey Plovers, eight Dunlin, 19 Mediterranean Gulls, 37 Sandwich Terns and 255 Razorbills. 

Five Porpoises were feeding offshore.

A Scarce Bordered Straw was the best of the moths trapped overnight.

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