Little vis

Heysham Obs 0600-1230hrs

SSE2, 14C - 18C, 5/8 cloud, occasional light shower in the first hour.

Selection of birds on or over the reserve:
Starling - 600 came out of the roost
Goldcrest - 1
House Sparrow - 8 (unusual for the reserve)
Song Thrush 1 >NE
Jay - 1
Linnet - 6 >W

Vis:
Grey Wagtail - 5
Pied Wagtail - 1
House Martin - 4
Swallow - 10
Siskin - 3 lots heard but not seen
Meadow Pipit - 2

Ringing:
27 new birds (Reed Warbler -1, Sedge Warbler - 1, Whitethroat - 1, Chiffchaff - 3, Blackcap - 1, Great Tit - 2, Blue Tit 1, Greenfinch - 13, Chaffinch - 1, Wren - 1, Robin - 1, Blackbird - 1)

10 retraps (Chiffchaff - 2, Great Tit - 2, Blue Tit - 1, Greenfinch - 2, Goldfinch - 2, Wren - 1)