Weather: ENE force 2, N 3/4 by noon
Light winds and the Pink-footed Geese are moving again, but only 335 this morning.
Highlight of the day was a Red-legged Partridge strutting about on the island.
Only the 6th ever record, although it is the 4th in the last 5 years, all in March/April. Warblers were scarce again today, just a single Willow Warbler and a Blackcap. A Collared Dove was a nice change from the regular Woodpigeons recently.
Four Starlings arrived, they seemed to be moving south.
Five Greenland Wheatears were around the island.
A single Sand Martin and 26 Swallows flew through the island and finches featured 2 Lesser Redpolls and 6 Goldfinches. Decent sea birds found today were 8 Red-throated Divers, 6 Kittiwakes, 2 Guillemots and 75 Gannets.
Eight of our regular group of Eiders showed, also a female Goosander and a Canada Goose flew west.
Brent seem to be down to 36 birds and 6 Shelduck were close about, are they going to breed ?
Eight Little Egrets today and a Grey Heron, 6 Blackbirds are here now, 4 are males.
As yesterday no Kestrel but there was an appearance by a Peregrine.
Whimbrel numbered 21 birds, some flew passed in a flock.
Other waders were 55 Ringed Plover, a Grey Plover, a Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Purple Sandpipers, 40 Turnstone, 1,525 Knot and 1,700 Dunlin. Harbour Porpoise swan as they have been during the calm tides, there were 4 or 5 today.
Photos SRW
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