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Monday 16th August 2021


Old Lady is a species that hides up in the buildings and only occasionally comes out to visit the traps

 Plenty of cloud and plenty of the brisk NW wind produced a chilly, autumnal day degenerating into a spell of rain in the afternoon; southerly passage again provided most of the interest as birds on the move comprised 21 Black-headed Gulls, 65 Common Terns, 4 Dunlin, 3 Greenshank, a Grey Plover, 2 Knot, 33 Oystercatchers, 32 Redshank, 10 Ringed Plover, 6 Teal, 2 Whimbrel, 8 Sand Martins, 32 Swallows and 7 Swifts.

Four Willow Warblers, 4 Wheatears and a Yellow Wagtail were the only migrants on the land.

Ringing: Woodpigeon 1, Blackbird 1, Willow Warbler 4