25th April 2014

Despite being virtually fog bound again the headland produced some nice birds today with a Black Redstart at Thornwick Caravan park and two Icelandic Black tailed Godwits at Thornwick Pool the pick of the bunch.

Black-tailed Godwit Thornwick Pool (M Garner)
Black-tailed Godwit Thornwick Pool (M Garner)
Yellow Wagtail and Black -tailed Godwit Thornwick Pool (M Garner)
Yellow Wagtail and Black -tailed Godwit Thornwick Pool (M Garner)

Also at Thornwick Pool were single Fieldfare, Brambling, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, Dunlin and Tufted Duck plus the long staying two Shelduck.  Elsewhere on the Outer Head there were 5 Brambling and 2 Fieldfare plus the expected summer migrants which included 4 Wheatear, a Sedge Warbler, good numbers of singing Lesser and Common Whitethroat and a fine male Redstart.