Another day of showers interspaced with sunny periods but with an ever present south westerly wind.
Sadly lacking the excitement of yesterday, there were still some good birds to be found with a smart male Redstart, at least 9 Willow Warblers, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Whitethroats and a Chiffchaff present in the bushes. Vis-mig included 3 Swifts, 2 Siskins, a Swallow, a Sand Martin and a Yellow Wagtail.
On the Reserve 8 Wheatears were still around the Tank Blocks and a Sedge Warbler was singing at the northern end.
On the Sea, 7 Common Terns were fishing off the Jetty, 2 Fulmars, 7 Oystercathers, 2 Med Gulls and a Whimbrel headed south.
At first light this morning 2 Muntjac were making their way off of the point and there were 2 Common Seals offshore.
Despite having a day with a reasonable count of Willow Warblers on site and ringing 6 birds, better than the whole of April with only 5 ringed, the numbers have continued to tumble and we've still only caught a single Whitethroat this year. As the graphs show this isn't a recent phenomenon and sadly its unlikely to be any different this year.
Ringing: 6 Willow Warbler, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 1 Robin.