A fairly nice morning but
with a few showers moving through to keep us on our toes; we managed 27 new
birds with a nice mixture of species including the first Red-backed Shrike (adult female) and Pied Flycatcher of the autumn
along with 4 Marsh Warblers, 3 Icterine Warblers and 4 Sedge
Warblers – a pretty uncommonly caught bird here. A party of 8 Crossbills flew through and
there was a Silver-washed Fritillary
briefly on the Buddleia at the front door – common in the woodlands of Denmark
but apparently only the second record out here at the station!
A look out at the point later (1345-1515) was quiet
with an adult Little Gull, 10 Arctic
Terns, 12 Sandwich Terns, 2 Greenshank which came in and 80 Common Scoter. Caught a few more birds in the evening with
the walk-in traps on the pond proving successful in catching a few White and
Yellow Wagtails.
Adult and juvenile Marsh Warblers
Adult and juvenile Sedge Warblers
Angry Red-backed Shrike
Pied Flycatcher
Silver-washed Fritillary
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