Monday, 6 November 2017

The only sightings of note today all came from land. In the Wetlands 11 Snipes and a Jack Snipe were seen, the latter narrowly avoiding attempts to drag net it (although a Snipe caught at the time, the third of the year, was a good bycatch), while a Woodcock was in the Obs Garden in the morning. There was also a single Merlin on the South End, while 19 Woodpigeons were new in.

The only common passerine migrants were 177 Starlings, 46 Chaffinches, 25 Blackbirds, 13 Song Thrushes, 15 Robins and 16 Goldcrests, but a decent selection of other species were seen, including one Water Rail, one new Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Skylarks, two Stonechats, a Fieldfare, six Redwings, five Bramblings and three Lesser Redpolls.

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