A Whinchat was reported from Pump Lane on the 1st. I paid a visit after work on the 3rd and found presumably the same bird in the same spot. It was sitting on top of the vines at the top of the vineyard and allowed a quick (rubbish!) record shot in low light.
6 Yellow Wagtails also flew over. In a quick pre work visit to the lake in the morning, 3 Wigeon were my first of the autumn.
After work on the 4th, a noisy flock of 4 Common Sands were flying around the spit, the regular adult Yellow-legged Gull was present again and 13 Teal represented a small influx. It was interesting to see about 60 Pied Wagtails flying over east to roost.
Not much pre-work on the 5th, but a steady passage of Swallows S/SE numbered in excess of 300 birds by the time I left. 2 Yellow Wagtails over here and 1 more at Pump Lane.
On the 6th, it was nice to see a Spotted Flycatcher at Pump Lane - this bird was near the warehouse. The following day, it or another was near the aerial compound and a Wheatear was in the paddocks. Best birds of the day though were 4 Raven flying north over the lake early morning. They appeared quite high from the SW and were flying as 2 singles and a pair, though may all have been a family group. The pair were tussling and cronking as they flew. I don't see many Ravens here, though they are fairly regular over the woods not too far away, so nice to get them on the patch list for the year. A single Yellow Wagtail over, a couple of Little Egrets and 2 flocks of Shoveler (4 and 5) flying over were also notable.
I should also mention that the last of the Common Tern colony departed last weekend, last seen on the 30th. I last saw birds on the 29th.
Now where is that Redstart! They seem to have been everywhere else but here in some numbers this year.
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