Very warm today, with only a light breeze from the south tickling the trees. 16 more curlews flew south, yet another grey wagtail went over the obs, and a few swifts were feeding over the reserve in the early hours. Aside from this it was a typical summer day, a few baby birds and some regular species starting to sing again after churning out their first brood of youngsters, whitethroat, lesser whitethroat and house sparrow most obviously. 3 coal tits were present in the growing tit flock, visitors from town most likely.
Failed to get a Lime Hawk-moth last year, but with its food plant not present here, its only the odd wanderers that find us.
Birds Ringed: Coal tit 2, Dunnock 1, Great Tit 1, House Sparrow 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Whitethroat 1.