Siskin and Coal Tit on the move

26th September 2025 – bright and sunny E2/4
Offshore
A check of the sea revealed 20 Common Scoter, 7 Shag and a Gannet.
Grounded Migrants
Limited to 5 Chiffchaff and 2 Goldcrest.
Diurnal Migration
Totals through the morning included 480 Pink-footed Goose, 240 Meadow Pipit, 80 Jackdaw, 80 Skylark, 40 Chaffinch, 30 Siskin, 26 Swallow, 22 Pied Wagtail, 20 Linnet, 10 Coal Tit, 4 Redpoll and a Tree Sparrow.
Miscellaneous
The Hooded Crow was the best of the rest.
Butterflies and Moths
Butterflies involved Clouded Yellow, Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Wall Brown and Comma.