The first bird seen this morning in the half light, whilst waiting for Steve and the nets, was a female Merlin flying down the valley.
Still good numbers of Goldcrests around this morning, but many fewer birds moving through than yesterday, with only a handful of finches before 1000.
A wind-constrained ringing session gave a couple each of Robins, Dunnocks and Blue Tits, but 8 Goldcrests, all but one males. This evening, with lots of birds feeding avidly on the midges in the sallows, at times it seemed as if almost half of them were ringed.
Elsewhere, the Gann Whooper is a beautiful bird. Nothing I could find amongst the gull roost, but 17 Wigeon on the sea, occasionally flying around, and 22 Teal and 3 Redshank on the lagoons.
Dale Airfield was pretty empty (and surprisingly dry on the runways); 5 Wheatear, all at the SW intersection, were the most noteworthy.
At Goultrop, a group of 25+ distant Common Scoter (all but one males) felt early, but Birds of Pembrokeshire highlights their near all-year presence.
No sign (or sound) of a YBW at St Brides, but a couple of Chiffchaffs
