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Overcast with a brisk SE breeze, so not too bad ringing conditions but it was unfortunately pretty quiet; I managed to catch 20 new birds including 3 Redstarts, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Blackcaps, 4 Willow Warblers and a Goldfinch - the first one to be caught since March.

The first fledgling Blackbird (solsort) bumbled into a net this morning

Goldfinch (stillits)

A late Fieldfare flew over the garden where there was also a singing Tree Pipit (which confused me for a short while as it was singing from inside a bush!); 2 Arctic Skuas flew east at sea along with 8 Little Terns.

Agile Frog Rana dalmatina (springfrø) - a new species for me (they are not found in the UK), photographed at Falster Golf Club this afternoon where the boys, Hans, Benny and Gert have an excellent nest box scheme running with boxes scattered right across the course