The first of the Ringed Plover chicks has hatched (top). (It's hiding under mum), whilst this Nut-tree Tussock (bottom) was the best moth caught in the traps, and is only the 3rd year it has occurred on-site.
Overnight conditions were clearer than predicted, although the light southerly winds were welcome, but the morning did not produce as much as we had hoped for. What there was though was a bit of a mix as a Little Ringed Plover dropped in briefly before flying off north, and a Corn Bunting went south over the reserve but carried on into Essex. Other birds of interest included a female Whinchat, 10 Wheatear, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, Jay, Jackdaw, 2 Yellow Wagtails and 1 Siskin that went south and a Hobby went north.
17 birds were ringed. 4 Willow Warbler, 4 Linnet, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldfinch and 1 each of Sedge Warbler, Common Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat and a Chaffinch and a Blackbird.