Small Skipper has been out in recent days on the Butts.
A clear bright start to the day with very little wind, new birds on the the reserve this morning were 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Lapwing and 1 Coal Tit, very little passage noted offshore but 2 Curlew came in off the sea plus another individual that flew South and a Grey Heron also came in off the sea.
Another 3 Spurge Hawk-moth this morning but as you've seen enough photos of them over the last week here is todays Rosy Footman
12 birds ringed: Blue Tit 4, Chiffchaff 3, Dunnock 2, Coal Tit 1, Goldfinch 1, Wren 1