South shore
Kevin checked first.
Pale-bellied Brent goose 26 on Red Nab
Chiffchaff 1 singing along the dog walking path (presumed migrant by behaviour - first of the spring)
Kevin also spotted Janet and told her where the Chiffchaff was, and when she looked, she found two!
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| Chiffchaff in and around the fir trees near the white barrier into the Nature Park |
Also in this area
Goldcrest 2
Long-Tailed Tit small feeding flock
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| Goldcrest |
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| Long-Tailed Tit |
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| Another sign of Spring - a Toad waiting for a mate in the pond in the Nature Park. |
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| Wigeon arriving at Red Nab |
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| Some of the Brent on Red Nab |
North shore.
My check as the tide covered the skear coincided with the only shower of the day (Malcolm)
Pale-bellied Brent geese 20 minimum
Eider 60+
Red-breasted Merganser 10
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| Red-breasted Merganser |
Great Crested Grebe 2
Little Egret 2
Oystercatcher 1,500
Curlew 25
Redshank 150
Knot c2,000 (c1,500 flew west, 300 and 250 along the shore)
Dunlin 60
Turnstone 30
Howard checked the heliport towards high water, once again no sign of any Knot. This was interesting though. It is the Icelandic ringed Oystercatcher seen several times this winter.
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| It seems to like this location on the waterline at the edge of the flock, it was there the last time I recorded it in February, it has lost it's collar since then. |
