A calm south easterly wind, changing to a southerly air flow during the course of the morning produced a decent day here at the observatory, both for visual migration, wader passage and ringing.
New migrants today included 36 Barnacle Geese, 32 Teal, 24 Grey Plover, 15 Whimbrel, 9 Oystercatcher, 8 Curlew, 4 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 1 Knot, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Golden Plover, 14 Cormorant, 20 Common Tern, 2 Sandwich Tern, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wheatear, 63 Swift, 13 Swallow, 8 House Martin and 1 Sand Martin.
This Brown Hawker has spent a few days at the observatory, feeding up and looks to be the 3rd record of this species of dragonfly for the site.
Ringing: 39 birds ringed during the course of the morning including 23 Starling, 4 Robin, 4 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Dunnock, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackcap and 1 Willow Warbler.