A humid start as Landguard was covered in a layer of dew which soon evaporated off in the Summer heat. 5 Swift were feeding out the back of the compound early morning and a Sparrowhawk was sending the Starling flocks in to chaos. Meanwhile Ornate Tailed Digger Wasps have been really active in their holes outside the office. They seem to have a preference for the digging in the hardest substrate they can find.
Other migrants include 1 Common Tern, 9 Curlew, 4 Sandwich Tern and 5 Swallow. 1 Buzzard high over the docks.
A wanderer to our shores - the foodplant of Scotia adelphella, White Willow, isn't found on site.
Ringing: 1 Blackbird, 4 Blue tit, 1 Dunnock, 2 Great Tit, 1 House Sparrow.
