Dull wet morning gave way to a fine sunny afternoon. 2 Red Kites paying a visit just prior to midday is only the 17th site record despite how common they now are in Suffolk. Migrants included 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Spot Fly, 2 Wheatear, Chaffinch, Common Sand & Redstart. 34 Swallow flew south. 20 Turnstone on the jetty is a good count for recent times. Offshore deadly quiet again with just a small handful of Gannets, Terns, 2 Great Crested Grebe & 5 Kitts until a dark phase Arctic Skua went north close inshore late morning that even pitched in for a short while.
Moth traps fairly basic. Common Carpet can be either in the traps or on the Green Alkanet at this time of the year. Worth a mention the last couple of days are good numbers of Silver Y by day with roughly 50 in the moat in the early afternoon sunshine + 200 more across the site.
Ringing: 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher.
