As expected, a foggy start due to the light E>3, clearing to mist and a low cloud base at 12 degrees. Heavy drizzle throughout.
A check of the compound tree found at last 8 Willow Warblers plus a stranger among them. This warbler was very flighty in the middle of the tree giving me hopes of something mega, but after a lot of waiting around it exposed itself briefly to reveal a juvenile Chiffchaff, a first for this site.
A good count of Wheatear were on the south bank along with scores of Meadow Pipits but nothing on the water other than the usual geese and 3 Mallard.
Swallows were heading >SW but no Swift for over 3 weeks now.
Several Osprey on the move now but no visibility for sky watching this morning.
Present :-
2 Kestrel
3 Mallard
Greylag geese
Canada geese
+ usual sp.
Vis Mig
8 Willow Warblers
1 juv Chiffchaff
14 Wheatear
sev Meadow Pipits
1 Oystercatcher
24 Swallow...............>SW
BS