Lovely and sunny but the biting-cold NNW wind still dominated everything you did; not my ringing day so I spent the morning walking around Alton Water, slightly inland to try and avoid the exposed coast, there was a little spread of summer migrants around the lake which comprised my first singing Willow Warbler of the year, a total of 41 Chiffchaffs and 16 Blackcaps round the circuit, plenty of hirundines over the lake comprising 200+ Sand Martins, 40+ Swallows and 6 House Martins and a Yellow Wagtail by the sailing club.
Other birds included an adult Kittiwake off the dam (always scarce inland), a pair of Egyptian Geese with small chicks, 2 Oystercatchers and 31 Shelduck.
Blackcaps
Kittiwake
Swallows
Egyptian Geese
Song Thrush
Stock Dove
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