The day started bizarrely when I extracted this smart looking jail breaker from a net. It caused quite the identity conundrum, as this is not how the wild form of the species looks. We think it to be Bourke's Parrot that is bred in captivity by aviculturists in a variety of colour forms.
Aside from escapees, spotted flycatchers continued to dominate, with 5 at least present between the observatory and reserve. 2 female whinchats were also present and a purple sandpiper was back on the point.
Large Red Damselflies were egg laying in the Heligoland pool and an orange-tip butterfly was the first in the compound for the year, though they have been elsewhere.
Birds Ringed: Blackbird 1, Blackcap 2, Chaffinch 1, Linnet 1, Spotted Flycatcher 2, Whitethroat 1, Willow Warbler 1.