Some of us had given up hope for our breeding Long-tailed Tits but as if from nowhere we ringed 9 juveniles today. The first successful breeders for us here at LBO. Over night rain also blessed us with a few migrants (we will take what we can get right now). These include 1 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, a smattering of Swifts and Swallows and a House Martin South. Observed offshore were 2 Avocet, 6 Barnacle Geese and 10 Med Gull. A final Starling count reached 230 feeding out on the reserve and back up to 9 Shelduck. Still waiting for that end of May extra special bird though...
The adult was much easier to photograph than the youngsters.
Lunar Yellow Underwing is a UK Biodiversity Action Plan species due to its scarcity but Suffolk is a stronghold for the species. It occurs here in low numbers.
Ringing: 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Dunnock, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Robin.