A lovely day with a light easterly breeze throughout,
cloudy in the morning but brightening up in the afternoon to produce a stunning
evening; it was a good day’s birding without being jam-packed full of migrants
as totals included two drake Garganey on Hooking
still, a Sparrowhawk, a Merlin, a late Jack Snipe on Hooking (only the third of
the year), a Whimbrel, a Collared Dove, a brilliant total of 90 Sand Martin commuting between Hooking and The Links (by far the record
island count – previously 66!), a Tree Pipit caught at the Obs in the evening,
15 Robins, a Redstart, 58 Wheatears, a Ring Ouzel, an influx of 33 Fieldfares,
4 Song Thrush, a Redwing, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 6 Blackcap, 15 Chiffchaff, 9
Willow Warblers and 13 Brambling.
Other
little bits included 13 Great-northern Divers, a Heron, the 3 Pink-footed Geese
which reappeared by The Mill (last seen on the 21st), 10
Red-breasted Mergansers, a Water Rail at Ancum and 2 Sandwich Terns.
Tree Pipit
Ring Ouzel
Reed Bunting
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