The following summarises only records from our resident birders’ health walks and garden sightings; consequently, it provides a mere snapshot of the true scale of our spring migration.
The weather consisted of light/moderate north-north-easterly winds, overcast skies during the morning followed by sunny intervals and temperatures that reached ten degrees C. A Blue Fulmar flew north during the seawatch, with 16 Sandwich Terns and 105 Puffins heading south.
Sightings on the headland itself included three Shelduck, ten Teal, the long-staying drake Garganey, a Little Grebe, one Snipe, three Whimbrel, five Curlew, three Goldcrests, a Lesser Whitethroat, three Common Whitethroats, one Sedge Warbler, a Ring Ouzel, 12 Wheatear and two Yellow Wagtails.
