16th March 2021

Winds, initially light from the south-west, veered north-west during the day and strengthened; sunny intervals developed after initial light rain and temperatures reached ten degrees C. A Tufted Duck flew north during the morning seawatch, with the male Black Redstart still in residence around the Fog Station. Thornwick Pools attracted the year’s first Little Grebe , with additional migrants including two Woodcock, 35 Redwing, four Chiffchaff and two Grey Wagtails.

Black Redstart, Fog Station, by Alan Walkington