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Tuesday 2nd July 2013

A calm start becoming breezy later. A Great Spotted Woodpecker was present again and a new Blackcap was present early on, other birds of note were 11 Crows, five of which were young birds, 21 Swift south, 4 Song Thrush, and 8 Sand Martins south. Offshore there were 230 Common Scoter (160 south & 70 north) and 110 Curlew, 3 Whimbrel, 5 Bar-tailed Godwit and 3 Redshank all heading south.

21 birds were ringed; 8 Greenfinch, 6 Linnet, 2 Dunnock and single Blackcap, Great Tit, Song Thrush, Goldfinch and Robin