With a few observers out today in another fine bright sunny morning despite a chilly northerly breeze, much more variety was 

on offer with the coverage. Combined totals below

Brambling - 1 Ferry Rd (MB)

Siskin - 1

Linnet - 20

Goldfinch - 35

Chiffchaff - 6

Blackcap - 1 

Cettis' Warbler - 3

Wheatear - 3

White Wagtail - 2

Mistle Thrush - 2

Red Kite - 1

Peregrine - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Kestrel - 2

Grey Heron - 2

Little Egret - 2

Red-breasted Merganser - 1

 Lovely bright sunny morning with a northeast breeze, found very little movement offshore but a few things arriving nevertheless.  22 Linnet and 13 Meadow Pipit in off the sea, a Sandwich Tern, 3 Common Scoter and a Med Gull moving east, a single, Red-breasted Merganser on the sea and a Little Egret along the beach. A Red Kite drifted east over Longwood, 

Red Kite east over Longwood

An area on the setaside has now been fenced off, and hopefully the Ringed Plovers will make use of this area.

Additional records from MB this morning, include 2 Canada Geese flying over the old campsite, a Redwing in Longwood, and a Ringed-necked Parakeet in fields adjacent to the Black Horse pub.

A Black-throated Diver offshore late morning on the 19th, with 5 Common Scoter and a Sandwich Tern east.

Quiet again offshore with 35 Brent moving east along with 4 Common Scoter, 2 Lesser BB Gull and a single, Red-breasted Merganser. A single Gannet moved west and a couple of Med Gull on the sea. The usual array of waders along the beach, small numbers of Meadow Pipit & Linnet in off the sea, and a nice male Wheatear off Poole Place.

Wheatear Poole Place

Brent Geese Climping Beach

 

Belated records of 2 Sandwich Tern east my first of the year on the 16th March, and a Great-northern Diver off Poole Place on the 14th.