A day of threatened rain showers, which finally appeared in late morning but it was reasonably quiet except for a few duck and waders moving on the sea.
In the bushes were a couple of Willow Warblers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats and 5 Whitethroat while 2 Sparrowhawks were busy hunting around the Poplars.
Out on the reserve 4 Wheatears were moving around the blocks, the Black Redstart was in front of the Observatory and 2 Grey Wagtails, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Swift and a Swallow and a high Osprey flew overhead.
On the sea 277 Teal, 5 Shoveler, a Tufted Duck, 34 Dunlin, 23 Oystercatcher, 8 Ringed Plovers, 3 Curlew, 2 Turnstone, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Knot and a Fulmar headed south along with a Hobby which was moving offshore.
The Pale Mottled Willow has two generations a year with the second far larger than the first
Ringing: 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackbird, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler