Cool northerly airflow is not doing us any favours. On site 8 Wheatear, 6 Lesser 'throat, 5 Whitethroat, 5 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Mipit, Sanderling, Yellow Wagtail & the first Reed Warbler of the spring which is about right for us. Several of the Lesser 'throats & Whitethroats have settled in on territories although there is no sign of the girls arriving yet. On the move northbound 17 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Tern, Gannet, Sandwich Tern, Swallow & Whimbrel with southbound 9 Swallow, 4 Gannet, 2 Common Tern, 2 Whimbrel, & Little Egret.
Brown Silver-line is abundant in areas with Bracken but, as we have very little Bracken, we are pleased to see it. With the weather as it is moth numbers and variety is currently dire.
Ringing: 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 1 Reed Warbler.
