7th March 2023

Following overnight snow, there were further light snow showers in the morning before sunny intervals; temperatures reached three degrees C, while moderate northerly winds abated. The year’s first Lesser Black-backed Gull flew south during the seawatch, with seven Eider and 13 Common Scoters heading in the same direction. Eight Mute Swans and the Whooper Swan were on Thornwick Lakes, 45 Wigeon frequented the North Marsh area, while 91 Teal were at Thornwick Pools.

Stonechat, Lighthouse Grassland, by Brett Richards