A day full of promise . . . that didn't materialise. Despite promising onshore winds, the migrant passerines had obviously cleared out during the clear skies overnight. Wheatear numbers were down to 5, only one willow warbler was warbling late afternoon and the singing blackcaps had moved off. No sign of yesterdays whinchat. On the positive, a fledgling robin was only the second we've seen, and the first to be obviously independent. At least one blackcap was passing through and a reed warbler give a brief warble at the north end of the reserve.
A milder night has at least prompted a handful of moth species to put in their first appearance of the year, including the Brimstone moth.
Birds Ringed: Blackbird 1, Blackcap 1, Robin 2.