After a very slow day of ringing yesterday it was nice to be kept busier today with an increase in migrants using the garden. We ended the day with 63 new birds ringed, the best of which was a Wood Warbler, a new species to ring for me, and 4 Tree Pipits, the first of the autumn. We also managed double figures of Redstart, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat and Willow Warbler.

Totals for the day were as follows:

Tree Pipit/Skovpiber - 4, Redstart/Rødstjert - 11, Reed Warbler/Rørsanger - 1, Icterine Warbler/Gulbug - 2, Lesser Whitethroat/Gærdesanger - 10, Whitethroat/Tornsanger - 13, Garden Warbler/Havesanger - 2, Wood Warbler/Skovsanger - 1, Willow Warbler/Løvsanger - 12, Red-backed Shrike/Rødrygget Tornskad - 1, Starling/Stær - 3, Tree Sparrow/Skovspurv - 2, Goldfinch/Skillits - 1.

In the afternoon Simon and I paid a visit to Bøtø. There were good numbers of waders present with Dunlin, Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Ruff, Little Stint, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Knot and Lapwing all present. A male Bluethroat (white-spotted) was also present and showing well albeit distantly.

Today's star bird - Wood Warbler

 An excellent day for Redstarts