Tuesday 19th February 2013

Early blog today due to other commitments. An influx of Lesser Black-backed Gulls is clearly evidenced by 47 loafing in the near part of the dock whereas numbers have been in the low single figures up to today. Sanderling on the beach is only other record of note. Afternoon update - worth mentioning that both yesterday & today that once the sun has gone over the roof & onto the helli area a new Blacky & Songy have been caught & ringed which is about right the right time of the year for the first representatives of these species to be making their way back to the continent. Also this afternoon the 1st sign of Great Tit passage with a new one ringed - again this is plum on for the start of Great Tit passage. Unlike the previous two species mentioned Great Tits just seem to go walkabout around East Anglia each spring & we live in hope that one day one will decide to cross the water & get re trapped abroad.