Weather: E light air with mist, force 5/6 by afternoon
A single Willow Warbler was the only warbler present at dawn,
and we waited until mid - afternoon for the next to show up, a female Blackcap.
Meanwhile a good number of typical early spring arrivals in the form of 14 Jackdaws, 4 Woodpigeons and 4 Magpies.
A Reed Bunting dropped in,
As did a male House Sparrow.
Only a single Wheatear again today,
but finches arrived including 15 Goldfinches, 4 Lesser Redpolls and a Siskin. A single White Wagtail completed the small migrants. A female Goosander, 9 Red-breasted Mergansers, 6 Great Crested Grebes and 2 Gannets were on the sea. Brent were scarce today (85), there were 25 Common Scoter and 4 Shelduck.
A group of 2,500 Knot flew north north east, and good numbers of Bar-tailed Godwit (55) and Sanderling (265) were logged, but only 2 Purple Sandpipiers were seen. A massive 6,500 Herring Gulls were scattered over the west hoyle at low water. Fox footprints proved its presence between the islands. A Peacock butterfly flew in the sunshine.
Photos SRW
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