10th April 2025

Sunny skies eventually established after an overcast start; there were light winds throughout and a high of 16 degrees C. A Manx Shearwater and two Sandwich Terns flew north during a morning seawatch. Elsewhere, a pair of Red-breasted Mergansers were off Beacon Hill along with three Eider. Palmer’s Flash hosted four Ringed Plovers, a Snipe and a White Wagtail, while a Marsh Harrier drifted over the village. Migrant passerines included one Goldcrest, a Willow Warbler and two Black Redstarts, the latter near the Old Lighthouse.

Little Ringed Plover by Brett Richards