A misty start to the morning quickly burnt off into a standard summer day. A grey wagtail heard over the obs was notable, though we have done better for this species this year than most springs. A few swifts were feeding over the reserve all morning, perhaps local birds, but they can travel long distances to gather food and avoid bad weather, so they could be from much further afield. One of last years Cetti's warblers was recaught, with a brood patch, so hopefully she's feeding young somewhere on the reserve.
First noted here in 2017, Beautiful Hook-tip is a real success story and is now fairly common here.
Birds Ringed: Blue Tit 1, Dunnock 2, Goldfinch 2, House Sparrow 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Linnet 1.