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Thursday 1st May 2014

A light southerly breeze first thing but rain had arrived by mid morning. Very few migrants in this morning with 18 Wheatear, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat and single Yellow Wagtail, Garden Warbler & Willow Warbler. Overhead 11 Swallow and single Sand Martin, Yellow Wagtail & our first Swift of the year all flew south. Offshore 133 Barnacle Geese and 2 Sanderling headed south.

10 Birds ringed; 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Linnet and single Magpie, Blackbird, Wheatear & Lesser Whitethroat.