Weather: ESE force 4/5
Spring has arrived this morning. The warm weather encouraging no less than 7 Stonechats to make landfall on the island.
These are the first Stonechats this year and February is
a typical month to see them here, although as many as 7 is unusual. They spent much of the time around the pond and at the northern end of the island. Another first visitor of the year was
a Chiffchaff that was probably the second earliest ever following a previous date of 23rd February 2019. It was caught for ringing.
Other notable arrivals were 5 Blackbirds, a Grey Wagtail (another first for the year), 4 Robins, 2 Dunnocks, a Skylark, and the presence of 15 Meadow Pipits, 11 Rock Pipits and 6 Linnets. The usual waders were seen, also 2 Great Crested Grebes and Brent numbers are still high at 280 birds. The mostly calm conditions gave good sightings of 5 Porpoises.
A large frog was ready for spring.
The good weather meant some repairs to the traps could be done following the winter.
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