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Friday 19th April 2013

A day with frequent showers. A good selection of migrants were about today with 6 Willow Warblers, 5 Chiffchaffs, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 5 Blackcaps, 16 Wheatears, 6 Swallows south, 2 House Martins south, 3 Firecrests, a male Ring Ouzel, 5 Redstarts, 4 Whitethroats, a Jay and a Little Ringed Plover flying upriver. Offshore 223 Black-headed Gulls, 12 Dunlin, 3 Common Scoters, 16 Whimbrel, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 23 Brent Geese all south and 2 Egyptian Geese headed upriver after flying in from the north.

11 birds were ringed; 5 Wheatear and single Blackcap, Wren, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat and Redstart.