1st April 2021

 Weather: E force 3

With no south in the wind migration was much reduced as expected. A Goldcrest and a Chiffchaff were in the paddocks and a few dozen Meadow Pipits passed through, also a Siskin. The most notable discovery was a Redwing found around the area of the 'air-raid' shelter, late March/early April is a good time to find this species here.

 Pink-footed Geese did not let us down today but only about 4 dozen flew out early morning. The male Eider reappeared, while instead of the 2 Canada Geese that have showed most days, this morning it was 3 Greylags. The mandatory Woodpigeon was this time at the north end. A Common Buzzard made a sortie from the mainland around the Little Eye area, records of Buzzard here are usually sighted through a telescope to the Wirral coast. 

The amount of waders are now slowly declining as the breeding season approaches, although Curlew are still in good numbers at 365. Best of the sea birds were 2 freshly arrived Gannets. The Kestrel was the sole raptor and 2 each of Grey Heron and Little Egret were on the shore. A pair of Blackbirds are present, the male was singing today. A low tide count of Grey Seals present was 116 plus a Common Seal.