Weather: E force 4 slight mist, but sunny all day
Willow Warblers were arriving today, more than yesterday, about 25 all told on the island but just a single Chiffchaff was here. We are at the time now that Willow Warblers will normally occur more often than arrivals of Chiffchaff, only 1 today, which tend to dominate before the first half of April. A female Redstart was seen in the obs garden first thing and was later caught in the SK trap.
A male Blackcap also liked the obs garden and was also caught for ringing.
A male Whitethroat appeared in Telegraph House west garden. Four Swallows and 4 Sand Martins flew around the island, but passing finches did not impress, with just a single Siskin and 4 Redpolls to show on the list, apart from the island Linnets. A White Wagtail was a lone individual, best of the migrants were 2 passing Tree Pipits. As the tide flooded a Merlin flew from Middle Eye towards Red Rocks in the blusterly easterly.
Also at the flood tide when some of the sand banks got covered 1,200 Black-tailed Godwits vacated to south west of Little Eye, while 450 Bar-tailed Godwits were mixed in with them.
Thirteen Whimbrel were conted today, also 28 Ringed Plover and 220 Dunlin. On the sea were 12 Common Scoter, 20 Sandwich Tern, a Guillemot and 2 Great Crested Grebes. Staying near the island as usual were 2 pairs of Eider on the whaleback and another pair off the west side of Middle. Lepidoptera this morning featured Two male Orange Tips, 2 Peacocks, a Painted Lady and a Silver Y moth.
Ringed: 10 Willow Warblers, 1 Redstart, 1 Blackcap.
Photos: PSW, SRW
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