With the prospect of the wind changing to a south-easterly over night. it was with a twinge of disappointment that the Bill list couldn't be extended further. A fall of
Goldcrests, particularly within the Obs garden, resulted in the capture of 26 individuals. The finches failed to materialize in any great numbers with thirty
Chaffinches joined by seven
Redpolls, five
Siskins and a lone
Brambling. Away from the Bill, an early morning sighting of a
Cattle Egret was presumably yesterday's bird and had the title of 'bird of the day' stolen by a ring-tail
Hen Harrier heading in over Chesil Cove; one of the
Yellow-browed Warblers also remained at Southwell. Additional species included a smattering of
Black Redstarts and a lone
Firecrest amongst the
Goldcrest flocks in the centre of the island.