7th June

After a cloudy start, it soon brightened up into a wonderful, sunny, warm day and another glorious, picturesque evening; pretty much all of yesterday’s migrants had unsurprisingly moved on in the fine conditions but a great highlight came late on, as a Marsh Warbler was found at the Lighthouse Punds just before dinner and as photos showed that it was ringed, we went up and caught it to reveal a Swedish ring!   As far as we can tell the first Swedish Marsh Warbler recovered in the UK!

                Not much else to mention although other birds included a Great-northern Diver, a / the Barnacle Goose on Hooking, a Greenshank which dropped briefly onto Brides, 2 Purple Sandpipers still, a Short-eared Owl at Ancum, single Blackcap and Chiffchaff and proof of Water Rail breeding with a nest containing eggs found at Hooking.

Swedish control Marsh Warbler

Water Rail nest