Northeast winds, low cloud and drizzle produced conditions which dropped down quite a few migrants at the Farmlands today. New-for-years were Common Tern (2), Sedge Warbler (2) and Reed Warbler (1) with 15 Wheatear, 20 Swallow, 6 Sand Martin, 10 House Martin, 20+ Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 White Wagtail, 2 LRP, the Black-tailed Godwit still and an impressive 60+ Snipe including flocks in southeast corner and 100 acre.
Barn Swallows
Barn Swallows and Northern Wheatear
Northern Wheatears (above and below). 15 today is the largest count this year so far.
Snipe flock - not a species we often associate with migration but definitely a big influx today
Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Tipping has temporarily resumed attracting nearly 1000 large gulls again including over 100 Lesser Black Backs.
Still up to 10 Shelduck around and lekking on 100 acre
A couple of new for year moths too last night- Streamer (above) and Silver-Y (below)
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