Red kite (Milvus milvus) - appearing to be in active wing moult, making it a juvenile from last year or a bird not breeding this year.
A cloudy start to the day with a slight bit of drizzle in the air, produced a small dose of migrants, Including; a Black redstart, a White wagtail, 6 Lesser Whitethroat and the group of Wheatear have increased to 12 individuals. Early morning a pair of Raven where seen flying north over the port and a juvenile Red kite was observed flying south late morning directly over the ringing room. A hedgehog was spotted running under a building while opening nets - but the photo is not worth showing as it was still quite dark.
Hirundine migration: A steady flow of Swallows over the reserve, with 10 south and 4 north (birds that have likely overshot) and our first sighting of House martins this spring, with 2 flying south. A Sand martin was also seen flying South.
Sea watching produced 21 Black headed gull, 14 Mediterranean gull, 4 Barnacle geese, 2 Jackdaw and a Common gull heading south. An Oystercatcher only observed flying North.
A freshly dead porpoise washed up on the shore, likely from being struck by a boat, makes a tasty breakfast for the local herring gull.
Moth trapping: 4 moths present, with a Shuttle Shaped dart again, Angle shades, Swallow prominent and double striped pug.
Our first Large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) of this spring, seen in our heligoland trap - our first damselfly to be recorded this spring.
Bird Ringing: 7 Blackcap, 5 Willow warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser whitethroat, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Wheatear, 1 Common whitethroat, 1 Sedge warbler, 1 Robin.