October 21st. Cloudy, gradually clearing, with decreasing south-westerly wind.
Flying south were 16 Whooper Swan and 5 Swallow along with a Purple Sand along the beach. Also south from Mill Hill were Snow Bunting, Tree Sparrow and a Mediterranean Gull. Another 10 Whooper Swans went south over Harvey's in the afternoon. A Snipe was on the Freshwater Marsh.
During the late afternoon/early evening, 3600 Pink-footed Geese went into the Wash to roost whilst 2 Great White Egret went into the Plantation to roost. Around late on were 2 Merlin, 3 Marsh Harrier, a Short-eared Owl and a Barn Owl. 26 Pintail were on the Wash along with 300 Teal. On Tennyson's Sands were 2000 Teal, a Cetti's Warbler whilst a Cattle Egret was on Croft Marsh.
A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue by the Sorby Breck Ringing group produced 35 new birds: 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, a Long-tailed Tit, a Wren, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Robin, a Coal Tit, a Chaffinch, 16 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Great Tit, a Greenfinch, a Redwing and a Blackbird; and 8 retraps: a Dunnock, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, a Great Tit, a Wren and a Blackbird.
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| Lesser Redpoll, ringed 21 October 2024. Photo - George Gregory |
