A calm day today, with a very slight southerly wind. Swifts fed around the observatory early morning, surprisingly low despite the clear conditions. Some notable records were our first juvenile great spotted woodpecker and lesser whitethroat, and our first siskin ringed for the year. Siskins have been noted in June in 18 of the last 40 years. Todays bird was an adult female that was below weight and may well have come from the continent.
The Lackey is a moth species that is having a bit of a revival at Landguard in recent years, despite being put on the national Red List as a Vulnerable species.
Ringed Birds: Blue Tit 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker, House Sparrow 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Linnet 2, Siskin 1, Wren 1.