Migrants were thin on the ground with only 3 Blackcap and a Brambling in the Bushes. The numbers of finches hanging around have also increased, with 13 Goldfinch and 2 Greenfinch noted this morning and a number of the Linnet pairs have started nest building.
On the Reserve were 20 Shelduck this morning, a singing Wheatear by the Tank Blocks and a Willow Warbler by the Mine Station. Overhead 3 Swallows, 4 Greylag Geese and 2 Canada Geese were noted.
On the sea 2 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew and a Fulmar headed north. A Common Seal was also seen.
In the moth trap this morning was the the first of the years Swallow Prominent, which is a species that is partial to Poplars.
Ringing: 1 Blackcap, 1 Chaffinch, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Robin, 1 Song Thrush.