The following only summarises the records from our resident birders’ health walks and garden sightings; consequently, it provides a mere snapshot of the true scale of spring migration.
The main feature of the weather were strong northerly winds, coupled with sunny intervals and temperatures that reached eight degrees C. During the seawatch, two Common Scoter and four Puffins flew south, a Knot lingered on the outer head; there were relatively few auks in residence, with none on the cliffs. A pod of at least eight Bottlenose Dolphins swam south and three Eider sheltered off South Landing.
A lone Pink-footed Goose accompanied the Greylags and Thornwick Pools attracted 14 Teal and a Snipe. However, passerine migrants were thin on the ground due to the conditions, with two Chiffchaffs, one Goldcrest and a Stonechat meagre pickings.
