Goldcrest begin to move

6th March 2024 – hazy sun E2/3
Offshore
A check of the sea revealed 20 Common Scoter, 7 Red-throated Diver and a Gannet.
Grounded Migrants
A Long-tailed Tit was amongst 7 Goldcrest.
Wildfowl and Waders
A group of 11 Whooper Swan were grounded.
Miscellaneous
The long-staying Hooded Crow and single Water Rail and Peregrine were again the best of the rest.
Breeding Birds
Little Grebe are now back on territory.
Butterflies and Moths
The light trap held single Dark Swordgrass and Common Quaker.