Long-tailed Duck still

27th March 2015 – bright and sunny NE1/2
Grounded Migrants
Still little evidence of newly grounded birds.
Diurnal Migration
Just a trickle of Meadow Pipit and Pied Wagtail were logged.
Wildfowl and Waders
The long-staying Long-tailed Duck has finally revealed itself to be a first-winter drake and the Brent Goose flock held 65 dark-bellied birds. Waders included 3 Greenshank and 2 Black-tailed Godwit
Miscellaneous
A Raven and 10 Twite were the best of the rest.