Another great ringing day with very light NW winds and plenty of sunshine (although that’s probably why totals were slightly less than yesterday) with another all-day session – minus a small rain delay mid-afternoon producing another good total of 171 birds; highlights today included 4 Thrush Nightingales and a second Wryneck of the autumn along with plenty more common migrants, most notably influxes of 31 Lesser Whitethroats and 19 Pied Flycatchers while 10 Redstarts, 7 Marsh Warblers, 28 Whitethroats, 11 Garden Warblers, 41 Willow Warblers, 6 Blackcaps (started to appear the last two days) and a Treecreeper were of mention.   Swedish ringed Whitethroat and Willow Warbler were also much appreciated.

Totals today - 1 Wryneck / Vendehals;  2 Tree Pipit / Skovpiber;  4 Thrush Nightingale / Nattergal;  10 Redstart / Roedstjert;  7 Marsh Warbler / Kaersanger;  2 Reed Warbler / Roersanger;  31 Lesser Whitethroat / Gaerdesanger;  28 Whitethroat / Tornsanger;  6 Blackcap / Munk;  1 Chiffchaff / Gransanger;  41 Willow Warbler / Loevsanger;  19 Pied Flycatcher / Broget Fluesnapper;  1 Treecreeper / Traelober;  2 Tree Sparrow / Skovspurv;  4 Goldfinch / Stillits;  1 Lesser Redpoll / Lille Grasisken

The Swedish duo - Willow Warbler and Whitethroat

                Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Curlew and Golden Plover were heard overhead through the morning while a couple of Sparrowhawks whizzed through and a juvenile Great-spotted Woodpecker was in the garden.

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