Common Snipe: one was flushed from a patch of long grass on the open spaces at 7.20am.
Hobby: possibly a very high flying juvenile seemed to be struggling in the stiff breeze.
Sparrowhawk: three birds were in the air together at 11.35am.
Collared Dove: one flew through Queen Mary’s Gardens.
Swallow: 360+ flew through, most of them at a really high altitude.
Sand Martin: a flock of 15 flew SE at 7.05am, which signalled the start of the hirundine passage that started with a rush, slowed up and then another rush was noted mid morning.
House Martin: 210+ flew through.
Tree Pipit: one landed in a tree for around 5 minutes mid morning, before heading off eastwards.
Meadow Pipit: 55 were seen, the passage being lighter than yesterdays.
Grey Wagtail: six birds flew through.
Whinchat: possibly yesterdays bird was seen to fly off at 6.55am.
Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps are still present in reasonable numbers.
Sparrowhawks
Ruddy Darter
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