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Saturday 15th November 2014


An overcast but calm morning. A scattering of new arrivals on site including 40 Blackbird, 20 Robin, 10 Song Thrush, 4 Goldcrest and 2 Chiffchaff. Southerly passage was light but 11 Meadow Pipit and single Redpoll, Rock Pipit and Snow Bunting were noted. Offshore 101 Brent headed south with another 31 heading up river.

An interesting fungi was found on a tree near one of the nets and was identified as a Shaggy Scalycap.

35 Birds ringed; 13 Blackbird, 7 Wren, 6 Robin, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Dunnock.