It felt slightly warmer today but not by very much. The heavy rain yesterday seemed to put many birds off from moving anywhere, despite this though there were a few new arrivals present.
Migration this morning involved 69 Starling, 51 Goldfinch, 20 Chaffinch, 18 Meadow Pipit, 14 Linnet, 9 Siskin, 4 Skylark, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Jackdaw (above), 1 Stock Dove, 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Lesser Redpoll.
Sea watching was fair game with totals of 1,208 Cormorant, 136 Brent Geese, 20 Common Scoter, 13 Red-throated Diver, 13 Common Gull, 10 Dunlin, 8 Teal, 5 Shelduck, 2 Eider, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 1 Turnstone, 1 Pintail, 1 Long tailed Duck and 1 Goosander.
Ringing: 7 birds ringed this morning including 5 Blackbird, 1 Chaffinch and 1 Robin.