A quiet day despite promising conditions. Wheatears remained on the reserve and a whinchat was reported also. Another great spotted woodpecker took in the sights of Landguard, but never even landed in the compound.
A 2nd year male sparrowhawk was nice compensation for an unexciting ringing morning. However the morning was livened up a bit more by a juvenile female sparrowhawk in the Helgoland trap at midday. As stated the last time, catching two sparrowhawks isn't a common occurrence and a female was especially welcome.
Moths were more exciting with our second site record of Bloxworth Snout. It's a species that is slowly colonising the country from the south and gradually moving up the east coast. Our last record was found in one of the observatory buildings in winter.
Birds Ringed: Great Tit 1, Robin 1, Sparrowhawk 2, Willow Warbler 1