1,000 Black-headed Gull were feeding on the reserve early morning on a mass hatch of insects which helps one appreciate how many Black-heads are actually in the area available to exploit such food sources as and when they become available. A Snipe going over is early in the autumn for this species as we only have four previous July records on file. A dispersing juv Green Woodpecker paid a visit on a day when "it ain't half hot mum" with the forecast for the whole week also on the hot side.
Although female Oak Egger is nothing unusual a male in the trap is. Nut-tree Tussock is a common & widespread species but one that has only been recorded here in four previous years.
16 birds ringed: 9 House Sparrow, 3 Starling, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Whitethroat.