A nice day with a light northerly breeze and light cloud cover; it was perhaps, the first day of proper autumn – in terms of autumn passerines anyway as a little scatter of migrants across the area comprised my first Whinchat, Pied Flycatcher and Tree Pipit of the autumn, 2 Wheatears, 11 Willow Warblers, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 5 Lesser Whitethroats, 4 Whitethroats and a lovely juvenile Cuckoo which found a mist-net early doors.
Conversely, the offshore passage was quieter today but birds of note did consist of 108 Teal, 8 Gadwall and 2 Oystercatchers whilst terns, after last night were conspicuous by their absence!
Cuckoo - only the second I've ever ringed!
Pied Flycatcher
Lesser Whitethroat
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