An on and off wet morning, despite predictions for rain all morning. A few migrants were battling the conditions, a reed warbler, garden warbler, chiffchaff and 3 willow warblers were part of a tit flock inside the observatory compound. Out to sea there were a trickle of birds heading south, 4 teal, 1 whimbrel and 2 oystercatchers and a little egret. A turnstone was on the jetty, and a Cetti's warbler was practicing its singing voice on the reserve.
Small Ranunculus is a species that has colonised since the start of the century, though we failed to see any last year.