Saturday 15th March 2025

 

Migrants were single Chaffinch & Woodcock. Offshore southbound 7 Red-throated Diver, Brent & Shelduck with northbound 23 Red-throats, Great Crested Grebe & Shelduck. Easily the best diver movement for some while.

Ringing: nil.

Friday 14th March 2025

 

Migrants wot migrants ! Sub-zero start with single Chaffinch & Jackdaw the only visitors. Rock Pipit & Turnstone on the point. Otherwise waiting for the wind direction to turn & spring to show a bit more enthusiasm.

Ringing: 1 Wren.

Thursday 13th March 2025

 

Anyone for tennis ?

Cool northerlies continue with even some hail showers mixed in late morning. Migrants consisted of 2 new Robin, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff & Mipit. Offshore movements non-existent. Roll on spring!

Ringing: 2 Linnet, 2 Robin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldfinch.

Wednesday 12th March 2025

 

Basic birding presently with migrants especially hard to come by. Couple of Brent & Red-throated Diver coming & going offshore plus 2 Gannets with gulls behind a container ship coming into port. 4 Sanderling on the beach. We had a bumper year for Wrens last year with odd new ones still turning up being either migrants or, more likely, individuals looking for territories due to population pressure.

Ringing: 2 Wren.

Tuesday 11th March 2025

 

This northerly airflow is not doing us any favours. No migrants noted and when 3 Canada Geese flying north is the morning's highlight then you know it's dire. Four Robin are singing in or within earshot of the compound so they are getting on with things.

Ringing: Nil.

Monday 10th March 2025

 

Merlin is a decent spring bird here although few other migrants including 3 Chaffinch, single Redwing & new Blackbird. A Canada Goose floated past, Jay visited from probably not to far away & Rock Pipit still with us.

Ringing: 1 Blackbird, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Redwing.

Sunday 9th March 2025

 

380 Cormorant went out fishing. 3 Jackdaw & a Barnacle Goose flew south. Migrants almost non-existent included single Mipit, Siskin & the first Grey Wagtail of the year. Offshore northbound 2 Great Crested Grebe & Red-throated Diver with southbound a Red-throat. Rock Pipit still here.

Ringing: 1 Dunnock.