19th April 2023

Another day with a cloudy start becoming sunny by midday in a fresh to strong easterly and a maximum temperature of 11°C.

The morning seawtach was relatively quiet, 26 Common Scoter and 18 Sandwich Terns being the pick of the sightings.

A Grasshopper Warbler was on the Lighthouse Grassland and with only two Wheatears seen all day, passerine migration was quiet. Four Bar-tailed Godwits flew over the Golf Course.

The event of the day was four Cranes that alighted on Hood’s Flash late evening and still present at dusk, at times showing courtship dancing. Also, on waters in the same area were four Shoveler and 35 Teal while the long-staying Whooper Swan remained at The Lakes.

Cranes, North Marsh area by Rob Little