A 3rd nice fall of birds of the month today, with good numbers of warblers accompanied by Spotted Flycatchers and a lone Firecrest. 63 Birds were ringed as of 7pm with a Wood Warbler first thing and 8 Spotted Flycatchers being the highlights. Elsewhere throughout the day a male Serin sang briefly from the Holm Oaks, a Turtle Dove settled in the compound, 3 Hobbys passed through and Red-rumped Swallow and female Marsh Harrier went South. A lot more movement today characterised by 290 Swallows, 74 House Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Sand Martin, and 50 Swift all heading South.
Terns were all heading North with 4 Little, 11 Common and 5 Sandwich, whilst later in he day 12 Little and 10 Common fed in the estuary. Other warblers around included 2 Sedge and 3 Reed, none of which were ringed, with at least 40 Whitethroat, 20 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffs and 6 Lesser Whitethroat.
Ringing totals c1900: 21 Whitethroat, 18 Willow Warbler, 8 Spotted Flycatcher (at least 11 present), 3 Garden Warbler, 3 Wheatear, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, and singles of Wood Warbler, Woodpigeon, Firecrest, Lesser Whitethroat and Long-tailed Tit.
