Shrike

The cold easterly wind remained but fortunately it slowly abated through the morning leaving good ringing conditions for the majority of the day; the morning produced 41 new birds including an influx of 20+ Goldcrests (16 trapped), a few new Robins, a couple of Reed Buntings and a Treecreeper.

Treecreeper

 

The day's birding highlight was definitely a cracking Great Grey Shrike which appeared briefly along the fences around the front field (translation - it flew off never to be seen again when I tried to walk it towards the nets!).   Other birds included 190 Golden Plovers overhead, the ringed Firecrest still (originally ringed on the 22nd) a handful of Bramblings and several Common Crossbill flocks while offshore there was a Red-throated Diver and a Sandwich Tern of note.

Captions on a postcard please!