Rarities
A Mealy Redpoll was trapped and ringed.
Grounded Migrants
An increase in grounded birds overnight saw 20 Greenfinch, 10 Blackbird, 10 Chaffinch and single Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Blackcap.
Diurnal Migration
Totals through the course of the morning included 750 Jackdaw, 560 Starling, 335 Pink-footed Geese, 58 Whooper Swan, 35 Tree Sparrow, 16 Meadow Pipit, 12 Siskin, 10 Chaffinch, 9 Fieldfare, 6 Brambling, 3 Redwing, 3 Redpoll, 2 Rock Pipit and a Mistle Thrush.
Wildfowl and Waders
The Long-tailed Duck reappeared.
Ringing
The small but hard-working ringing team were rewarded with a record monthly ringing total for the island. The figure of 702 birds of 32 species eclipsed the previous October best of 602 birds of 23 species trapped in 2005 and the previous best ever monthly total of 655 birds of 25 species achieved in September 1996. Individual species totals involved Goldfinch (202), Greenfinch (115), Chaffinch (87), Blackbird (49), Goldcrest (40), Wren (30), Blue Tit (26), Dunnock (26), Song Thrush (18), Robin (16), Chiffchaff (11), House Sparrow (11), Tree Sparrow (8), Meadow Pipit (7), Reed Bunting (6), Stonechat (6), Long-tailed Tit (5), Great Tit (5), Linnet (5), Blackcap (5), Redwing (4), Lesser Redpoll (3), Fieldfare (3), Yellow-browed Warbler (2), Brambling (2), Willow Warbler (2), Great Spotted Woodpecker (2), Siskin (2), Merlin (1), Starling (1), Bullfinch (1), Mealy Redpoll (1).
Images
Some of the species less frequently caught on the island this month – Brambling, Mealy Redpoll, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Bullfinch.
