Tuesday 29th April 2014

A wet but fairly calm morning. Despite the weather a few migrants were about including 23 Wheatear, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Fieldfare, a Firecrest & a Jay, a Sedge Warbler was also heard singing at Customs. Overhead 3 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Swallow, 2 House Martin & 2 Sand Martin flew south. Offshore 37 Bar-tailed Godwits headed north as did 13 Common Terns.

Ringing; single Wheatear & Firecrest.

Monday 28th April 2014

Hard work for the end of April not helped by the northerly air flow. Very few migrants on site with the highlights being single Jay, Tree Pipit & Blue-headed Wagtail. Also noted 15 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wags, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Lesser 'throat, 2 Willows, 2 Chiffs & Garden Warbler. Offshore a small handful of terns, 4 Turnstone & single Whimbrel noted. Probably of greater significance for us is the ringing of 3 juv Song Thrush which are obviously from the same brood and have been reared on site - songies struggle to rear young here and when they do it is often only one young surviving out of each nesting attempt.

Ringing: 3 Song Thrush, 1 Wheatear, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Chaffinch.

Sunday 27th April 2014

A stiff easterly wind and sunny at times. Our first Reed Warbler of the year was the highlight this morning, other migrants about were a male Brambling, 16 Wheatear, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat and a Yellow Wagtail & 15 Swallow flew south overhead. Offshore was also fairly quiet apart from 17 Common Tern, 4 Little Tern and a Great Skua heading north.

5 Birds ringed; single Robin, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Brambling & Whitethroat.

Saturday 26th April 2014

The morning started with a strong south-east wind and clear skies but by about 8am it had started raining. Few birds were about apart from single Siskin, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat and a singing Garden Warbler in the compound and 10 Wheatear on the reserve. Offshore 17 Barnacle Geese, 15 Common Tern and 5 Fulmar flew north and 23 Barnacle Geese, 7 Grey Plover, 2 Whimbrel & a Bar-tailed Godwit flew south.

Ringing; 1 Sparrowhawk & 1 Siskin.

Friday 25th April 2014

A misty start with a stiff northerly breeze and occasional rain in the morning. Generally a quiet day apart from 5 Lesser Whitethroat, a Brambling and 4 Yellow Wagtails, a Blue-headed Wagtail & 15 Wheatear on the reserve, whilst overhead 17 Swallows headed north. Offshore a Great Skua wondered in and out of the mist and 4 Common Tern, 5 Whimbrel, 54 Grey Plover and a Goosander headed north.

Ringing; 1 Lesser Whitethroat.

Litter Pick

Litter pick this Saturday 26th April 0930hrs start. Further info on the events page of www.lbo.co.uk

Thursday 24th April 2014

A warm calm day. Migrants were in short supply this morning apart from 14 Wheatear & 2 Yellow Wagtails towards the Point and 3 of both Common & Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler & our second Garden Warbler of the spring most of which were in the trapping area. Overhead 4 Yellow Wagtail & 9 Swallow flew south. Offshore 10 Common Tern & 4 Sandwich Tern flew north.
At least 4 Porpoise were seen several times off the Point. The first Sloe Carpet for the site was found on the outside of one of the moth traps, this is a local species in the county.

12 Birds ringed; 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Linnet and single Robin, Garden Warbler, Collared Dove, Wheatear & Blackcap.