Large Red Damselflies are starting to emerge at the Butts pond.
Only a slight breeze and light cloud cover to start the day becoming sunny and warmer by noon, with the good weather most of the grounded migrants have continued on from Landguard. This morning there was a Hobby by the seawatch hide, which perched on the tank blocks for a while, Swallow passed through going South and Wheatear were feeding on the reserve.
Noted on the reserve, 20 Wheatear, 6 Whitethroat, 5 Common Gull, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Common Tern, 1 Hobby, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Willow Warbler & 1 Yellow Wagtail. Going North, 9 Cormorant, 5 Oystercatcher, 3 Shelduck, 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Swallow & 1 Black-headed Gull. Going out to sea East, 2 Cormorant. Going South, 35 Swallow, 22 Goldfinch, 16 Black-headed Gull, 9 Oystercatcher, 2 Gadwall, 2 Med Gull, 2 Shelduck & 1 Fulmar. Coming in off the sea going West, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Greylag Goose & 1 Med Gull.
A handful more moths starting to be seen, including Brimstone.
5 birds ringed: Linnet 2, Wheatear 2, Dunnock 1.