Weather: ESE force 4/5 decreasing 3 by afternoon
A proper (and typical March) passage this morning with 300 Meadow Pipits making the journey through the islands.
Other typical records for this time of year were 4 Woodpigeons passing through,
also 5 Jackdaws moving south east over the island,
the arrival of 3 Chiffchaffs,
and 6 Pied Wagtails and the odd finch ( 3 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch,).
A male Wheatear was the first of its kind since the initial female on 8th March.
More unusual lately were 2 Dunnocks on the island, although a Raven visiting is not scarce these days. The Brent still number 220.
and 4 Eiders will be our regulars.
3,500 Common Scoter distantly shows just how many there are if we could get close to them. Four Red-throated Divers and 25 Great Crested Grebes were on the sea, also a summer plumaged Guillemot. Amongst the waders there were 12 Grey Plover, 120 Turnstone, 120 Sanderling, 3,500 Knot, 100 Dunlin, 9 Purple Sandpiper, and 75 Ringed Plover.
No Egrets this morning but 2 Grey Herons were here.
Ringing today: 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Robins, 1 Wheatear, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Turnstone.
Photos SRW
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