The continued west south west winds today produced the same amount of birds, as yesterday, with very little on the move. New migrants today included 37 Swallow, 24 House Martin, 20 Swift, 6 Common Tern, 6 Little Tern, 5 Sandwich Tern, 1 Whimbrel, 7 Goldfinch, 1 Hobby and 1 Turtle Dove.
Interestingly, 6 Barnacle Geese and 19 Brent Geese put in a brief appearance this morning, I wonder where they were headed?
The brood of Meadow Pipit that we ringed the other day in the nest have now successfully fledged, (above), and so nice to see that they have survived their first few days in the outside world.
A lovely Bordered Straw moth this morning in our moth traps which is about the 3rd or 4th record so far this year of this species.
Ringing: 5 birds ringed this morning including 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Greenfinch and 1 Dunnock.