Glorious day out and about, started my walk from the back of the golf course were it was soon evident that there was still good numbers of Firecrest in the area, personally I had 12 today probably more, with 17 Chiffchaff and 5 Goldcrest. My first 3Wheatear of the year were in the field off bread lane and  received  a text from Mavis who had 5 on west beach. Small groups of Meadow Pipits and Linnets in and around the golf course, singles of Grey Heron and Little Egret, 4 Reed Bunting and a couple of Med Gull flew overhead.

A couple of visits to the patch today still did not produce the hoped for migrants, although with at least 10 Firecrest in the area and good numbers of Meadow Pipit in the fields, birds are certainly on the move.

Great-crested Grebe - 3
Red-breasted Merganser - 5
Brent Geese - 44e 7w
Mediterranean Gull - 5
Diver spa - 1e
Common Scoter - 1e
Gannet - 1w
Lapwing - 1w
Oystercatcher - 17w
Sanderling - 16w
Turnstone - c.60
Grey Heron - 1
Grey Partridge - 2
Chiffchaff - 4
Firecrest - 10
Meadow Pipit - c.120
Linnet - 10
Reed Bunting - 2

Several Firecrest in Longwood

A late visit around the Farm produced my first Swallows of the year.

Swallow - 6

Chiffchaff - 3

Bullfinch - 3

Cetti's Warbler - 1

Reed Bunting - 2

Siskin - 4

Redwing - 16

Great-crested Grebe - 2

Little Grebe - 1

Shoveler - 1

Tufted Duck - 1

Buzzard - 1

At least 4 Firecrest in the patch this morning along with 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting and c.40 Brent Geese moving east and 5 Med Gull on the sea.

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