A blustery cold morning was not the sort of weather we expected our first willow warbler to be recorded on. With the next earliest of our 18 March records being the 28th, this is 5 days earlier, a sign of the climate warming times one can assume. 3 wheatears and 2 black redstarts were other highlights of a quiet morning. Starling numbers have risen to 550, which is unusual outside of autumn. 4 grey plover south were the most notable movements at sea.
Birds Ringed: Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 2, House Sparrow 1, Willow warbler 1.