Yesterday's Juvenile Cuckoo
The Kestrels are out; 3 juveniles and one father looking a bit flustered at times. Also 2 juvenile Grey Wagtail present at first light. Other migrants 1 singing Chiffchaff, 4 Common Gull, 2 Curlew, 3 Sanderling and 2 Sandwich Tern. A few Jersey Tiger moths spotted in various places around the reserve.
First Tawny Wave for three years. It's a nationally scarce species with its stronghold in the Brecks or along the Suffolk coast.
Ringing: 1 Blackbird, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Linnet, 1 Robin, 2 Wren.