Sunday 18th March

Strong easterly winds continued, though there was the occasional breaks in the cloud and temperatures crept up to 1 degree centigrade.

Poor weather meant the fog station was again abandoned for the relative shelter of North Landing for the morning sea watch. This yielded a single Manx Shearwater, 130 Fulmar, 6 Red-throated Diver, 3 Eider and a single intermedius Lesser Black-backed Gull, whilst the Black Redstart remained on the beach. 

A single Nuthatch was still present at South Dykes. Notable counts elsewhere from the headland included 48 Redwing, 11 Song thrush, 39 Blackbird and 7 Teal.

Black Redstart, North Landing by Brett Richards