5th-6th October

Little change in the bird numbers over the weekend, with the weather really deteriorating late afternoon on 6th. The Olive-backed Pipit wasn't seen on the first date but was found to still be present at Rue on 6th where it showed well once again. The Great Spotted Woodpecker remained 5th, along with 2 Yellow-browed Warblers when Blackcaps numbered 23-and included a Belgian ringed bird. On 6th there were 8 Jack Snipes, a handful of Thrushes, 15 Blackcaps, 4 Yellow-browed Warblers, 12 Chiffchaffs, at least 18 Bramblings, 3 Lapland Buntings and 200 Snow Buntings.

Chiffchaff