A rather overcast and cold start to the day this morning with the hopes that the cloud cover would drop some migrants in but it wasn't to be.
In the bushes were 4 Whitethroats, 2 Lesser Whitethroats and 2 Blackcaps. The female Ring Ouzel was still by the practise guns but proving very skulky when you try to approach her. A Yellow Wagtail and Whimbrel flew over calling. There were 7 Wheatears by the Warren.
The sea was largely dead although at least 5 Seals could be seen on the distant Cork Sands and a Common Seal was just off the beach. A Purple Sandpiper and 2 Turnstones were by the Jetty.
Phtheochora rugosana is one of the few micros bothering to put in an appearance at the moment. Its food plant is White Bryony which seems to look lush and green even in these drought conditions.
Ringing: 1 Blackbird, 1 Blackcap,1 Robin, 1 Wren