A disappointing Autumn in terms of migrants but not without its highlights, including the second Rye Meads record of... - read on to find out!
There were few signs of Autumn migration as the summer visitors ebbed away, although one species set a new observations record!
Both the weather and the resulting birds were a bit below par this Spring. Excitements were few and far between, but there were some...
A quiet early migration period affected by unseasonal weather was enlivened on two successive Thursdays by some unusual visitors.
Once again this year we had to contend with restrictions on access to various parts of the site, as well as disappointing numbers of some birds. But there were some successes nevertheless! For the full list and a summary analysis, read on...
A quiet time of the year but some interesting birds nonetheless, including a record count of Egrets and a surprising Bunting roost
No prizes for guessing this award went to our second Penduline Tit! But there were also some other decent birds during the period.
We got our fair share of interesting birds during peak migration season, despite unusually warm and stormy conditions, including a record count for one species.
In 2022 we ringed just under 3,000 birds, well down on our long term average but better than the previous two Covid-impacted years. There were however some records set!
For the second year in a row, we've hosted large flocks of flightless ducks in moult. Not quite a record number, but we had record counts of two species - which ones were they?
