Nice conditions, low wind, overcast skies, produced one whole first bird species for the year, a blackcap. Chiffchaffs are still trickling through and one redwing was still hanging around the obs at noon. 1763 cormorant were passing by in various directions, though the vast majority (1551) were moving north. A few new blackbirds were in, and a female great tit was probably not sticking around, as she was carrying a lot of fat, which is not something we see in our locals.
As so often happens here, the moth records are more interesting than the birds, with this species, only the third site record of Dotted Chestnut. Previous records of this species were in 2014 and 2020.
Birds Ringed: Blackbird 3, Blackcap 1, Chiffchaff 6, Chaffinch 1, Great Tit 1, Redwing 1.