Cracking morning for erecting the fencing for ground nesting birds etc on the nature reserve. This Hawfinch equals our earliest spring record. Not to many other migrants to bother us but included the first 2 Blackcap of the year, 3 Chaffinch, 3 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Black Redstart, 2 Chiffchaff plus a loitering Goldcrest from a couple of days back. 44 Sanderling were on the beach early on before the first dog walker appeared and one of the Purps was on the point. A couple of Mipit & Siskin went over with the offshore mist deterring any serious seawatching.
A milder night brought a few more moths out to play including a Blossom Underwing. Our only previous records were in 2017 of this species that is considered an immigrant to Suffolk.
Ringing: 1 Chaffinch, 1 Hawfinch, 1 Robin.
