No Blue-tailed Damselflies were seen in the drought of 2020, so its good that they are now back on The Butts pond.
A gorgeous first few hours of the day calm, clear and warm before a little onshore breeze sprang up producing a bit more cloud and a slight cooling effect - still nice though! Today's offshore southerly movement comprised 322 Black-headed Gulls, 8 Mediterranean Gulls, 9 Common Gulls, 8 Common Terns, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, 23 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 6 Oystercatchers, a Gadwall, 4 Shoveler and 12 Teal.
Other birds through the day included a Chaffinch, 3 Chiffchaffs (all re-traps), 2 Great-spotted Woodpeckers, 24 Sand Martins south, 5 Swallows south and 5 Swifts.
Ringing: Black Redstart 1, Dunnock 1, Blackbird 2, Starling 4, House Sparrow 10, Goldfinch 4, Linnet 2
Noted here for the first time in 2020, the nationally scarce Hollyhock Seed Moth is here again this year