Long-tailed Tit influx

4th November 2008 - overcast/light showers NE2
Diurnal Migration
A quiet day with movement limited to 375 Starling and 80 Pink-footed Goose.
Grounded Migrants
The exceptional autumn influx of Long-tailed Tits onto the island continued with 47 birds logged. Also seen were 25 Greenfinch, 5 Blackbird, 2 Lesser Redpoll and a solitary Song Thrush.
Wildfowl and Waders
A flock of 62 pale-bellied Brent Geese held 28 first-winter birds and 2 Greenshank were logged.
Miscellaneous
At least 11 Little Egret remain along the eastern saltmarshes.