Thursday 17th May 2012

Relatively quiet this morning, though the winds have shifted round nicely this afternoon. The Serin is still with us out on the reserve along with 18 Wheatears, a female Whinchat and couple of Spotted Flycatchers. The first juvenile Linnets of the year were seen and a Lesser Whitethroat originally ringed here in April of last year was retrapped, hopefully returning to breed on site. On the move were still more Swallows, little, common and sandwich Terns and a couple of Swifts, a dozen or so Common Scoter and a few more Tufted Duck. As well as a Whimbrel feeding on the reserve a 5th Ringed Plover seems to have appeared again and a summer plumaged Saderling passed by. Of 7 birds ringed a male Siskin was the highlight.