04 April, 2016

Sea-watch from the car park from 06:45-08:50 produced a few firsts for the year, as did a walk around the fields and bushes although nothing to get that excited about.

Artic Skua - 1e
Great Northern Diver - 1w
Black-Throated Diver - 1 on sea
Red-Throated Diver - 1e
Fulmar - 1w
Common Scoter - 23e
Brent Geese - 152e - 11w
Gannet - 10e 16w
Sandwich Tern - 12e
Mediterranean Gull - 1w
Great Crested Grebe - 5 on sea
Red-breasted Merganser - 5e
Firecrest - 1 longwood
Willow Warbler - 3
White Wagtail - 1 car park
Blackcap - 1
Chiffchaff - 11
Reed Bunting - 4
Kestrel - 2

Brent Geese moving west
Blackcap Bread lane
Willow Warbler longwood

A mid afternoon stroll around Marsh Farm also failed to get anything excited about.

Great-crested Grebe - 2
Pochard - 1
Tufted Duck -1
Swallow - c.50
House Martin - 5
White Wagtail -1
Reed Bunting - 3
Cetti's Warbler - 2
Chiffchaff - 7
Buzzard - 4

White Wagtail Marsh Farm

Pochard
Great-crested Grebe


Persistence paid off with a nice male Redstart at the back of the horse paddock.


Redstart