A windy morning with occasional drizzle and some activity offshore. Accumulating at the point through high tide 11 Common Tern, 9 Sandwich Tern, 2 Little Tern, 2 Med Gull & 1 Guillemot.
Quite close to the shore 7 Black Tern were going South. Other passage going South, 33 Cormorant plus 1 going North and 1 on the sea, 12 Teal, 10 Grey Plover, 8 Common Scoter, 4 Swallow, 2 Golden Plover, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Curlew, 1 Gadwall, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Pochard 1 Shelduck & 1 Whimbrel.
Grounded migrants noted on the reserve, 12 Wheatear, 4 Willow Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Redstart & 1 Sparrowhawk.
Heart and Dart has a small second emergence that seems to be getting slightly more pronounced with each passing year.
6 birds ringed: Willow Warbler 3, Garden Warbler 2, Redstart 1