Even after the rain the ground is hard going for the Oystercatcher to probe for food items on the reserve.
Only a breath of breeze that registered as being Southwesterly this morning, without a trace of cloud in a clear blue sky. Flying ants were emerging on the reserve during the first part of the morning and gulls were circling feeding on them, a single juvenile Greenfinch was seen feeding with the House Sparrow on the reserve and there was a Pied Flycatcher at the Observatory mid morning.
Noted on the reserve, 450 Starling, 60 House Sparrow, 60 Linnet, 3 Common Tern, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch & 1 Pied Flycatcher. Going South, 18 Knot, 14 Swallow, 6 Black-tailed Godwit & 1 Grey Heron. Coming in off the sea going West, 6 Cormorant & 3 Sandwich Tern.
Rest Harrow is a red data book species only noted here previously during an influx in 2009.
7 birds ringed: Willow Warbler 3, Blackbird 1, Pied Flycatcher 1, Robin 1, Wren 1.