Light SW increasing slightly during the morning. Overcast with heavy drizzle around midday.
The 7th Oct is the best day at Bockhill for Yellow-browed Warblers, so inevitably two were found in the Paddock shortly after dawn. One was seen around mid-morning at McSwiggan and is presumed to have been one of the same. Other than that there were few grounded migrants although Chiffchaffs reached 57 and Blackcaps 13.
There was a reasonable overhead movement with the first Bramblings of the autumn (4), two Siskins five Mistle Thrushes, 160 Swallows and 35 House Martins. Meadow Pipits were moving throughout the day with 260 recorded but this is likely to be a gross under-estimate as small groups were still heading south late afternoon.
Other birds of note included two stonechats, two Golden Plovers, a Hobby, four Brent Geese and one Bonxie.
Brendan and Barry Wright
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