RE and 3 members of the BHRG were ringing in Whitbread Hollow, and SL walked from Michael Dene to Hotel Garden and back, between 08.00 to 13.15 hrs. Another good arrival of Chiffchaffs chiefly in Whitbread Hollow also 2 Dartford Warblers on the Headland, the Lapland Bunting was still showing in the same area. Small numbers of diurnal migrants were moving W with a surprise of an immature Spoonbill passed over high up going W over Shooters Bottom at 10.26.
Combined totals:
Spoonbill 1 immature W high up over Shooters Bottom @ 10.26 (SL), Sparrow Hawk 2 (1 Hollow, 1 Headland), Common Buzzard 1 Headland, Kestrel 2, Merlin 1 Headland (SL), Peregrine 1, Stock Dove 2 Headland, Wood Pigeon 40 Hollow, Tawny Owl 1 Hollow, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 (1 Headland, 1 Hollow), Skylark 60+W, Swallow 30 W, House Martin 20W, Pied Wagtail 9, Song Thrush 1 Hollow, Blackcap 35 (30 Hollow, 5 Headland), Chiffchaff 130 (120 Hollow and 10 Headland), Goldcrest 6 (1 Headland, 5 Hollow), Firecrest 1 (Hollow), Long-tailed Tit 15 (Hollow), Raven 2, Chaffinch 20 W, Siskin 15 W, Common Redpoll 30 (15 hollow, 15 + W), Lapland Bunting 1 (Headland), Corn Bunting 1
Butterflies: Clouded Yellow 2, Wall Brown2, Comma 1, Common Blue 4.
On the 10th October, 2 Ring Ouzels in Shooters Bottom and a Lesser Whitethroat had been photographed in Shooters Bottom by a visitor which LP had seen the photograph and he considered it to be a "Blyth's" Eastern type.
The following photographs were taken by Simon Linington
Immature Spoonbill over Shooters Bottom.
