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Saturday 17th May 2014

A nice overcast warm day with the slight breeze turning south south-east as the morning progressed. The Great Spotted Woodpecker was still on site along with a handful of migrants including 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear and single Chiffchaff & Willow Warbler. Passage included 3 Yellow Wagtail & 61 Swallow south and another 10 Swallow north. Offshore 3 Kittiwake south and 4 Sandwich Tern, 30 Brent Geese and a Little Egret north.

22 Birds ringed; 5 Greenfinch, 4 Song Thrush, 4 Linnet, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackbird, 2 Starling, 1 Robin, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler.