A strong westerly wind was apparently encouragement enough for a few wader species heading south. Bar-tailed godwits, curlew, grey plover and whimbrel were all moving, hardly surprising as July really is the autumn for these species. 260 swift flew south, as a reaction to the unsettled weather, nice to see such numbers, but they're really a fraction of what they should be.
Later in the afternoon, a great spotted woodpecker paid the Helgoland trap an incredibly brief visit, they're moving around now locally too.
Gypsonoma aceriana lives on poplars and can be very common here.
Birds Ringed: 0