A slightly cold and breezy morning today, a westerly wind never provides much entertainment here. However, a small amount of new migrants were evident around the observatory and nature reserve.
Out to sea, 6 Common Tern, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Ruff, 1 Redshank, 2 Cormorant, 1 Shelduck, 1 Lapwing and 1 Mediterranean Gull were seen.
On land, 6 Swallow, 6 Swift, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Siskin and 1 Common Whitethroat. Several fledgling Common and Lesser Whitethroats have been ringed in the last few days so hopefully this will mean we'll see some more to assess how they have fared in this years breeding season.
Butterflies still in good proportions today with Ringlet, Painted Lady, Comma, Gatekeeper and Meadow Brown, Small and Essex Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral and Small and Large White.
Can you spot the moth in the above picture? Stunning Peppered moth in the moth traps this morning.
Ringing: 8 birds ringed during the morning including 5 House Sparrow, 2 Common Whitethroat and 1 Dunnock.