There have been four Pallas's Warblers so far this autumn and probably five. However, for various reasons I have only managed to catch-up with the first one which was in Dengemarsh Gulley. Over the weekend I missed the chance of seeing two of these Asian gems in the hand. Today though I was in luck as Dave Walker the Observatory warden messaged that he'd found a ringed Pallas's Warbler in the Moat which was likely the bird ringed on Sunday (at least that is what he thought before checking the ring number) and managed to re-trap it. Back at the ringing hut it was confirmed as the same bird previously ringed and it had managed to add 0.1 grams of fat since then which given it only weighed 5 grams on Saturday is good going, especially given the awful weather conditions on Monday. Such an incredibly beautiful warbler with just about all the feather tract features you could wish for.
Many thanks to Dave for messaging and showing the bird.
Little Gulls were passing in low numbers during the morning seawatch, the early morning light was very gloomy.
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