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.
A day of cold north-north-west winds, hazy but bright skies and temperatures that reached 11 degrees C. Five Eider, a Manx Shearwater and six Sandwich Terns flew south past the Fog Station.
Land-based sightings included a Pink-footed Goose, four Shoveler, a Little Grebe, a Marsh Harrier, one Snipe, two Goldcrest, four Sedge Warblers, two Grasshopper Warblers, 11 Lesser Whitethroats, six Common Whitethroats, a Ring Ouzel, one Fieldfare, a male Pied Flycatcher, a Common Redstart, ten Wheatear, a Tree Pipit and four Yellow Wagtails. Buckton hosted a White Wagtail.
