New Hythe and Holborough,October 14th.

Weather,overcast,light north.
Ringing in the east scrub,7:am-9:am,one 40ft net,birds ringed - Song Thrush 1,Great Tit 3,Blue Tit 1,Chiffchaff 2.I had two retraps,both ringed in the east scrub,a Blue Tit on the 28 08 2008 and a Great Tit on the 31 10 2008.

During the afternoon I had a look at Holborough marsh,the river was right down.Birds noted - Little Grebe 5,Heron 4,Mallard 8,Teal 2,Common Sandpiper 1,Snipe 1,Moorhen 4,B h Gull 50,Common Gull 6,Herring Gull 2 and Lapwing 1.I had also gone there in the hope of seeing or hearing Bearded Tits,but I had no luck.Up until the mid 1990s they were annual visitors,arriving in October and staying until March.