Annoyingly still raining first thing then on & off for the first half of the morning although the botany has certainly appreciated a good soaking following the drought conditions. Not heaving with birds but certainly entertaining with 18 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat, Chiffchaff, Fieldfare, Garden Warbler, House Martin, Mipit, White Wagtail, Willow Warbler & Yellow Wag as well as the usual Lesser 'throats & Whitethroats singing in their now usual places. Another 2 Yellow Wag & Swallow headed south. Northbound mostly coming out of the river then turning left were 58 Common Tern, 9 Arctic Tern, 9 Whimbrel, 4 Oyk, 3 Common Scoter, 2 Sandwich Tern & Fulmar. With a bit off sunshine and a bit of luck something else might crawl out of the woodwork before more rain is forecast for later on.
Moth traps not spectacular so today's featured moth is Turnip which has started appearing in recent days. No prizes for guessing what the larvae feed on.
Ringing: 6 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat.