Cool, dry and sunny, SW 4 - It`s been a busy weekend across the peninsula with several typical `overshooting` migrants from the south arriving, despite the wind only swinging around to a south-westerly today. On Friday a very elusive Wryneck was found in the Desert along with an equally retiring Hoopoe this morning, both of which I missed; although, whilst searching for the latter, six Wheatears, two Fieldfares and a pair of Lapwing were some compensation. Also reported this weekend were single observer sightings of Serin and, rarest of the lot, a Goshawk over the Trapping Area, while yesterday`s Black-winged Stilt was present at the far end of Cook`s Pool this morning. Common Whitethroats have started to arrive, while my first Lesser Whitethroat of spring was heard singing near the ramp. A Whimbrel over New Romney on Saturday was my first of the year followed by another on hayfield 2 during our circuit of Dengemarsh, where also noted today: booming Bittern, Yellow Wagtail, Water Pipit, Corn Bunting and the usual Lapwings, Redshanks, Teal, Shoveler and a Barnacle Goose. To complete a fine weekend of `overshoots` SM found a Red-rumped Swallow by the chicken sheds along Dengemarsh Road this afternoon.
Due to the mild, overnight weather conditions I ran the garden moth trap which duly delivered three common species this morning, including an Early Grey.
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