14th March 2026 – bright and sunny W2/3
Offshore
Observations over the sea (0715-0815) revealed 13 Common Scoter, 11 Red-throated Diver, 8 Red-breasted Merganser, 7 Shag and a Sandwich Tern.
Grounded Migrants
Just a solitary Goldcrest was logged.
Diurnal Migration
Single Redpoll and Siskin were amongst 50 Meadow Pipit.
Miscellaneous
The Hooded Crow remains and the island’s “woodland” held 16 Coal Tit, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff and single Tawny Owl and Jay.
Butterflies and Moths
The first Small Tortoiseshell are now on the wing.
