So I decided to take my monthly sojourn down to Felixstowe today, trying to catch up with a rare type of stonechat. The bird seemed to be blown all the way from Siberia and was a real rarity. Of course it wasn't present when I turned up. There was nothing much else about, apart from a couple of RING OUZEL, marking the start of their Autumn migration.
The day promised a lot with stormy weather looking to ground migrants. There were more birds present than when I came down last month with flocks of GOLDINCHES and LINNETS around the more bushy northern section and MIPPITS on the short grassland to the south. Also present were a few lingering WHEATEARS, the last gasp of summer, with a few SWALLOWS flying south.
CHIFFCHAFFS and BLACKCAPS were present and there was one GREY WAGTAIL amongst all the PIED.
It's been a while since I've seen anything unusual now so, with all my local patches coming up empty, but you know fingers crossed and everything. Here's to the future couple of months.
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