Plenty of Spring migrants to keep us on our toes today such as this stunning adult male Black Redstart. By the end of the day we had counted 4. Still around 15 Redwing heard calling early morning but they move off pretty quickly. Another 1st year Grey Wagtail bodes well as a good year for them. A little fall of Goldcrests and Chiffchaffs around the observatory and 1 new Firecrest appeared. These closely followed by 1 Sparrowhawk in the area. Up high in the docks the Peregrine still casting a watchful eye.
On the reserve plenty of migrants aside from the Black Redstarts. 2 Egyptian Geese and 1 Barnacle Goose made an appearance very early on. 3 White Wagtail picked out amongst several Pied Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 3 Song Thrush and a Sanderling.
Ringing: 2 Blackbird, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 3 Great tit, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Robin, 1 Wren.