This long dead colour ringed Shag found embedded in a bush by Darell's Battery presumably died sometime late last autumn or over the winter - either way it doesn't look very healthy !
We do have a migrant in the bushes this morning in the shape of a singing Reed Warbler. Southbound 62 Swift, 31 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Med Gull, 2 Oyk, House Martin & Swallow plus northbound 3 Common Scoter. The Great Black-backs are interesting in that the ones on the move in recent days are adults with these sorts of movements at this time of the year not noted in previous years.
Very poor for moths this morning due to the gale force overnight winds. Elephant Hawk-moth is not a regular visitor to our traps although, so far this year, slightly more have turned up than in recent years.
Ringing: 2 Blackbird, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Dunnock, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Linnet.