Still fairly quiet

4th April 2025 – bright and sunny/haze ENE3/6
Offshore
Observations over the sea revealed 30 Sandwich Tern, 24 Common Scoter, 14 Gannet, 10 Red-throated Diver and 3 Red-breasted Merganser.
Grounded Migrants
Limited to 6 Wheatear.
Diurnal Migration
Totals of 100 Meadow Pipit, 56 Jackdaw, 8 Sand Martin and single Swallow and Redpoll were logged.
Wildfowl and Waders
A Black-tailed Godwit was seen.
Miscellaneous
The Hooded Crow and a Merlin were the best of the rest.

Mass Sandwich Tern arrival

3rd April 2025 – bright and sunny/haze ENE4/7
Offshore
Observations over the sea revealed 515 Sandwich Tern, 52 Common Scoter, 21 Guillemot, 17 Gannet, 14 Razorbill, 5 Red-throated Diver, 4 Kittiwake and 2 Red-breasted Merganser.
Grounded Migrants
Limited to 4 Wheatear, 3 White Wagtail and 2 Willow Warbler.
Diurnal Migration
Totals of 25 Pink-footed Goose, 22 Meadow Pipit and single Redpoll and Whooper Swan were logged.
Miscellaneous
The Hooded Crow remains.
Butterflies and Moths
The moth trap revealed its first attraction of the year – 3 Common Quaker.

A quiet day

2nd April 2025 – bright and sunny/haze E3/5
Offshore
Observations over the sea revealed just 7 Shag and 5 Sandwich Tern.
Grounded Migrants
Limited to 4 White Wagtail and a Wheatear.
Diurnal Migration
Totals of 80 Pink-footed Goose, 7 Whooper Swan and a Swallow were logged.
Wildfowl and Waders
Two Shoveler and 2 Goldeneye remain.
Ringing
The colour-ringed Shelduck remains.

Pink-footed Geese on the move

1st April 2025 – bright and sunny/haze E3/5
Offshore
Observations over the sea (0700-0800) produced 20 Common Scoter, 20 Sandwich Tern, 3 Guillemot, 2 Shag, 2 Red-throated Diver and a Gannet.
Grounded Migrants
Limited to a solitary Fieldfare.
Diurnal Migration
Totals of 1695 Pink-footed Goose, 30 Meadow Pipit, 2 Sand Martin and a Redpoll were logged.
Wildfowl and Waders
An aberrant plumaged Oystercatcher was seen.
Miscellaneous
Single Short-eared Owl and Water Rail were the best of the rest.

Great Northern Diver and Black Guillemot

31st March 2025 – overcast/calm then ESE1/2
Offshore
Early morning observations over the mouth of the bay at low tide revealed single Great Northern Diver and Black Guillemot, along with 4,000 Eider, 30 Red-breasted Merganser, 20 Red-throated Diver, 10 Shag and 9 Great Crested Grebe.
Grounded Migrants
The first Willow Warblers of the year were seen.
Diurnal Migration
A total of 365 Pink-footed Geese were seen along with single Fieldfare and Lesser Redpoll.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 1,000 Knot, 200 Golden Plover and 7 Greenshank.
Miscellaneous
Single Hooded Crow and Water Rail were the best of the rest.

Hooded Crow remains

30th March 2025 – bright and sunny/haze WNW5/8
Offshore
Observations over the sea (0800-0900) produced 50 Sandwich Tern, 28 Common Scoter, 10 Gannet, 7 Guillemot, 6 Razorbill, 6 Kittiwake and 5 Red-throated Diver.
Grounded Migrants
Limited to a solitary Chiffchaff.
Wildfowl and Waders
The Brent Goose flock held 335 light-bellied birds and 400 Golden Plover were logged.
Miscellaneous
The Hooded Crow was the best of the rest.

Velvet Scoter and Arctic Skua

28th March 2025 – sunny spells W4/6
Offshore
Observations over the sea (0715-0815) produced 205 Common Scoter, 142 Sandwich Tern, 100 Kittiwake, 11 Red-throated Diver, 9 Guillemot, 4 Red-breasted Merganser and single Velvet Scoter and Arctic Skua.
Grounded Migrants
The Black Redstart remained and 4 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 3 Chiffchaff and a White Wagtail were logged.
Diurnal Migration
A Swallow flew through – the first of the year.
Wildfowl and Waders
Waders included 300 Golden Plover and 15 Bar-tailed Godwit.
Miscellaneous
The Hooded Crow was the best of the rest.

Black Redstart remains

27th March 2025 – overcast/calm then SSW3/6
Offshore
Observations over the sea (0730-0830) produced 45 Common Scoter, 25 Sandwich Tern, 4 Red-throated Diver, 3 Guillemot and 2 Red-breasted Merganser.
Grounded Migrants
The Black Redstart remains and 2 Fieldfare and 2 Chiffchaff were seen.
Wildfowl and Waders
The Brent Goose flock held 360 light-bellied birds and 480 Golden Plover were logged.
Miscellaneous
A Water Rail was the best of the rest.

Black Redstart

26th March 2025 – overcast/calm then SSW1/2
Offshore
Observations over the sea (0700-0800) produced 35 Common Scoter, 21 Sandwich Tern, 15 Red-breasted Merganser, 8 Shag, 8 Guillemot, 6 Gannet, 3 Kittiwake, 2 Red-throated Diver and a Razorbill.
Grounded Migrants
A Black Redstart was the star of the show with a supporting cast of 20 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 2 Chiffchaff and single Goldcrest and Wheatear.
Diurnal Migration
A Redpoll flew through.
Miscellaneous
Single Hooded Crow and Water Rail were the best of the rest.
Mammals
Two Harbour Porpoise were offshore.