The wind over the past few days has finally died down allowing for some movement of birds into the area. Star bird on site was this Wood Warbler (pictured above); in the past these were caught annually, but are much less frequent nowadays. There was a supporting cast of Reed, Sedge and Willow Warbler, with 8 Greenfinch and singles of Great Spotted Woodpecker and Tree Sparrow on site. A Nightingale and a Song Thrush are both still on site. A single Swallow and 7 Sand Martins were southbound, along with 2 Sandwich Tern and three Oystercatcher. Wader action came in the form of 8 Ringed Plover and 3 Redshank. A Peregrine was seen over the docks and will probably be keeping a hungry eye on the flock of 15 Feral Pigeons.
Yellow Shell is a day flying moth that occasionally goes in the traps. Migrant Hawker was the only dragonfly of note.
Ringing: 13 Linnet, 10 Willow Warbler, 7 Greenfinch, 3 Blackcap, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Wood Warbler.