A calm westerly wind stayed with us all morning, producing several new migrants to the observatory.
New migrants today included 13 Common Tern, 12 Sandwich Tern, 2 Redshank, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Siskin, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Blackcap, 3 Swallow, 1 Great spotted Woodpecker and 1 Green Woodpecker.
A rather healthy Collared Dove chick in the nest here at the observatory, plenty of nesting attempts found this year but not too many young produced to fledging stage.
This Chocolate-tip moth is the first of the year so hopefully we'll see some more of this rather stunning and interesting moth.
Ringing: 58 birds ringed during the course of the morning which included 37 Starling, 6 Linnet, 4 House Sparrow, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Blackcap, 1 Great Tit, 1 Dunnock, 1 Woodpigeon, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 1 Green Woodpecker.