Still the south westerly breeze stays with us and varying amounts of cloud cover this morning made for an interesting day at the observatory. A few migrants around today.
New migrants today included 4 Sandwich Tern, 1 Common Tern, 2 Grey Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Gadwall, 13 Willow Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 12 Common Whitethroat, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 49 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtail, 386 Swallow, 15 Sand Martin, 8 House Martin, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Common Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear and 13 Goldfinch.
Beautiful Marbled is a rare immigrant moth that was first recorded in the UK in 2001 - we have had one here previously in 2012.
Ringing: 18 birds ringed during the course of the morning including 3 Common Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 Robin and 1 Blue Tit.