I covered the top of the headland where the Red-breasted Flycatcher was still performing to its admirers albeit proving more elusive today in the windier conditions. There was a light westerly overhead passage that most notably included 20 Greenfinches following on from a number of lean autumns for them. KG added to the Ring Ouzel tally and saw a dozen Bramblings. RDME was ringing in Whitbread Hollow where double-figure numbers of both Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps were trapped (numbers trapped appear in brackets below).
Brent Goose 1 W
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 2
Tawny Owl 3
Skylark 40 (including 4 W)
Swallow 40 and 2 E
House Martin 10
Meadow Pipit 75 W
alba Wag 1 W
Robins c.15 - an increase in the Hollow
Ring Ouzel 15
Blackbird 6
Song Thrush 2 (2 – 1 continental)
Blackcap 25 (11)
Chiffchaff 45 (36)
Goldcrest 10
Firecrest 1 (1)
Red-breasted Flycatcher 1 adult male
Long-tailed Tit 7 (2)
Jay 3
Raven 3
Brambling 12
Brambling 12
Chaffinch 10
Greenfinch 20 W
Goldfinch 180 W
Bullfinch 2
Wrens 6+ (3) - an increase in the Hollow
Red Admiral 1
Adult male Red-breasted Flycatcher in the Old Trapping Area
