Tuesday 18th August 2020

 A breezy cool start to the morning, with a bit of scattered cloud, which led to a surprise fall of Willow Warblers. There were at least 45 moving through the Battery and Reserve throughout the course of the morning. Also present in the bushes were a few Whitethroats and Lesser Whitethroats, a Nightingale and a Pied Flycatcher.

There was a little bit of a Hirundine passage, with 8 Swallows, 7 Sand Martins and a couple of House Martins passing over as well as a Yellow Wagtail.

Out on the reserve the Black Redstart was in its usual spot and 3 Wheatears were by the Tank Blocks.

Apart from a few Sandwich Terns the sea was pretty quiet but a Common Sandpiper was heard first thing this morning and a Turnstone was by the Jetty.

The traps were pretty exciting this morning with the first site record of Clifden Nonpareil, a moth big enough to cast a shadow!

Ringing: 34 Willow Warbler, 1 Whitethroat