Thursday 7th August 2025

 

Hard life !

Breezy morning. Migrants included 10 Willow Warbler, 5 Lesser 'throat, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler plus southbound 8 Black-headed Gull, 8 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 4 Oyk, 3 Curlew, 3 Redshank, 2 Sanderling & Golden Plover. A Common Scoter was sat offshore for a while. A couple of Clouded Yellow were on the reserve so, hopefully, it will turn into a better year for them.

Considering how few migrant moths were present this morning a Striped Hawk-moth was not expected as all our previous few records have been in the spring.

Ringing: 6 Willow Warbler, 3 Goldfinch, 3 Linnet, 2 Dunnock, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Robin, 1 Whitethroat.