Monday 13th July 2020

A warm, if slightly breezy day with the weather feeling much more like summer than it has in recent weeks.

There was a bit of movement on the sea, with 268 Black-headed Gulls, 34 Common Scoter, 18 Curlew, 13 Oystercatcher, 4 Dunlin and 3 Whimbrel and 3 Common Terns and a Grey Heron headed south and  3 Sandwich Tern and 6 Shelduck headed north.

A Yellow Wagtail and 2 Meadow Pipits were on the lawn with the Pied Wagtails. The Black Redstart was also in the usual spot in front of the observatory briefly this morning.  A group 18 Crossbills, passed over this morning, the first for a few days, and a small passage of 25 Swift, 5 Swallow, 2 Siskin and a Sand Martin headed south.

Walking around the reserve I noticed this worn Lamoria zelleri, a Nationally Scarce species that, rather confusingly, has had three scientific name changes in recent years. Make your mind up!

 Ringing: 2 Blue Tit, 2 Herring Gull, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Wood Pigeon, 1 Blackbird, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Dunnock, 1 Linnet, 1 Robin, 1 Wren