Another hot day was good for moths and insects, and also produced a good bird, possibly the best of the spring. A well marked Blyth's Reed Warbler was ringed early in the morning, only the second to be ringed here. This is a scarce visitor that breeds as close as Scandinavia, and there are small influxes every year, with some birds even holding territory for a short while. Aside from this very exciting highlight, the rest of the morning was very quiet, with just the breeding locals recorded, and a reed warbler in the moat.
Living on birch, Lesser Swallow Prominent is fleeting in its appearances with us.
Birds Ringed: Blackbird 1, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Great Tit 1, Linnet 2, Robin 1.