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Thursday 1st August 2013

A sunny & hot day with the wind picking up by mid morning. A scattering of birds were about this morning with a Yellow Wagtail, a Green Woodpecker, 2 Willow Warblers and a Skylark noted. Offshore the southerly passage consisted of 7 Dunlin, 4 Little Tern, 3 Oystercatcher, 3 Sandwich Tern, 3 Whimbrel & a Curlew. In the moth traps was another new species for the site, this time a Confused. Ringing; single Blackbird, Willow Warbler, Greenfinch, Great Tit & Green Woodpecker.