A south easterly wind today, changing to a south westerly air flow produced a small scattering of new migrants to the observatory.
New migrants today included 8 Common Gull, 25 Barnacle Geese, 22 Cormorant, 2 Sandwich Tern, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Common Whitethroat, 11 Goldfinch, 139 Swift, 38 Swallow, 10 Sand Martin, 1 Wheatear and 1 Whinchat.
Some Stinking goosefoot is out on the Butts. This is a Schedule 8 plant which is given special protection by law and occurs in very few sites in the UK.
Ringing: 3 birds ringed during the morning including 1 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock and 1 Greenfinch.