Little Tern on the beach.
A strong Westerly wind and overcast this morning. The first Whinchat of the spring for Landguard was seen on the bramble in front of the Observatory this morning, having only had singles of Little Tern so far this spring a group were feeding offshore then roosted on the beach and a couple of Wheatear are still on the reserve.
Noted on the reserve, 16 Shelduck, 12 Little Tern, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Common Tern, 2 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat, 1 White Wagtail & 1 Yellow Wagtail. Going North, 2 Grey Plover, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Tern & 1 Cormorant. Coming in off the sea, 6 Common Tern, 6 House Martin, 2 Dunlin, 1 Swift & 1 Yellow Wagtail. Going South, 38 Swallow, 20 Goldfinch, 10 Common Tern, 2 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard & 1 Curlew.
Always good to get a Chamomile Shark.
2 birds ringed: Chiffchaff 1, Woodpigeon 1.