Long-tailed Duck and Woodcock

5th November 2023 – bright and sunny NNW1/2
Offshore
A few Gannet are still offshore.
Grounded Migrants
Early morning thrushes involved 3 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare and 2 Redwing. Additional sightings were limited to 30 Dunnock and a Goldcrest amongst 12 Long-tailed Tit
Diurnal Migration
Totals of 55 Whooper Swan, 10 Chaffinch, 5 Siskin, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Tree Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail and single Brambling and Stock Dove were logged.
Wildfowl and Waders
Single Long-tailed Duck and Woodcock were newly arrived.
Miscellaneous
Two Merlin and a Peregrine were the best of the rest.
Butterflies and Moths
A Red Admiral remained on the wing and immigrants in the moth trap involved a Silver Y.