The following summary only includes records from our resident birders’ health walks and garden sightings; consequently, it provides a mere snapshot of the true scale of our spring migration.
Near gale force north-north-easterly winds ushered in drastically lower temperatures peaking at eight degrees C, relatively overcast skies and very occasional light rain. Two Gadwall, two Great Northern Divers, two Manx Shearwaters and five Sandwich Terns flew past the Fog Station. Sightings on the headland included an Egyptian Goose, one Little Egret, the summer-plumaged Spotted Redshank, six Swifts and two Wheatear.
