Nightingale - an unexpected migrant on the patch.

It remained cloudy all day with poor light and occasional spells of mostly light rain.  The wind was a light north-easterly.
A visit to the Lynford area early morning was used to check on migrant species and, Woodlark.
Blackcap and Chiffchaff numbers are certainly building now, although Willow Warblers remain absent in checked areas.
A few Hirundines were seen, at least 2 Swallows and House Martins were confirmed.
Two areas of recently cleared, harvested woodland produced 2 pairs of  Woodlarks.  The habitat occupied by these birds comprised clear ground with very young rows of sapling pines.  Once these pines reach about 5 years of age they begin to fill out rendering the habitat of no further use to Woodlarks, however, due to the rotational harvesting of pines in the Brecks, habitat is created for Woodlarks to move in to.

Woodlark at Lynford 9th April

At 0850 I was walking along an open area when a bird flew into a Sallow, it was certainly something different, I managed a short check of the bird through binoculars when it flew away over the clearing in a fast, strong flight, it entered a small thicket, in doing so revealed a lovely rusty coloured tail, it was a Nightingale.  This is my first observation of a passage Nightingale, additionally, this is quite an early date for this species.
Nightingales are rarely encountered on migration, either on the coast or inland, therefore, an exciting record.