Only small numbers of passerines moving through, including 59 Meadow Pipit, 12 Greenfinch and seven Linnet north-west. 23 Fieldfare flew north and 58 Starling flew south-east (both in single flocks) Three new Chiffchaffs in the area, today, with birds at Eakring Flash (briefly) High Trees and Eakring Meadows.

A female Peregrine was over Eakring Flash at 08:30h, before drifting off south-west and a Common Buzzard was over Parkhill Plantation.

There was virtually nothing moving overhead, apart from 15 Golden Plover north. A Swallow flew west and one was around Tug Bridge Farm. The first Willow Warbler of the year was at Eakring Flash and there were three new Chiffchaff in the area today.

At Eakring Meadows, still 13 Common Snipe present, with a Peregrine over Penny Pasture Common...per Robin Brace and Tony Wardell

The same site also produced a Tree Pipit in the morning, along with a late Redwing. Eight Common Snipe were still around other sections of Eakring Meadows. Two Teal were on Eakring Flash this morning and there was a trickle of Swallows noted moving north...per Robin Brace

A Grasshopper Warbler was reeling at first light from Oil-seed Rape in the Red Hill area and the first Whitethroat of the year was at Eakring Flash. Other birds new for the year were House Martin and an early Turtle Dove north. Still few warblers arriving at the moment, but there was a big increase in the amount of visible migration today, as the weather cleared. Migration totals included 37 Swallow, 32 Sand Martin, 22 Meadow Pipit and five Yellow Wagtail all north. Northerly movement also saw some larger gulls moving through, with 29 Lesser Black-backed Gull, six Herring Gull and two Great Black-backed Gull north and north-east.

Two Little Grebe were new at Eakring Flash.

Other Fieldfare today, included 180 in fields near Red Hill, which is a large count for this relatively late date. Otherwise the morning was relatively quiet. A few warblers arrived overnight and there was just a trickle of Sand Martin, Linnet and Meadow Pipit passage. Five Common Buzzards were over Lound Wood late morning.

An early evening visit produced a Lesser Whitethroat at Eakring Flash and a Barn Owl hunting at one site.

There was no sign of any Fieldfare at Penny Pasture Common this morning, but a single was in Eakring village, four at Eakring Flash left north once the fog cleared and 17 flew high over Red Hill at dusk, heading north-east.

Four Whimbrel flew west over Eakring Flash at 09:09h.

Again the number of birds recorded moving through, only just reached double figures in nearly six hours and there were fewer new warblers arriving than the previous few days.

Of the warblers that did arrive today, three were Lesser Whitethroats and present in hedgerows at Eakring Flash, Tug Bridge Farm and near Hare Hill Wood, with new Blackcaps at Hare Hill Wood and Eakring Meadows. Still three male Grasshopper Warblers at Eakring Flash (two) and Penny Pasture Common.

New warblers today included three Sedge Warbler (with one all day in a roadside hedgerow) four Lesser Whitethroat, seven Whitethroat and a new Grasshopper Warbler in Oil-seed Rape at Tug Bridge Farm. In total, there were four reeling males around the area, with one at the northern-end of Eakring Flash showing particularly well, down to five metres for much of the day.

Three Common Buzzards drifted high south-east, with at least eight different birds in the area this morning. A hunting Barn Owl continues to show extremely well in the area late evening.