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Saturday 15th March 2014

Bit of action offshore including south bound 95 Red-throated Diver, 32 Black-headed Gull, 21 Knot, 6 Curlew, 5 Shelduck, 5 Dunlin, 4 Brent, 4 Common Scoter, 2 Barnacle Geese, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Velvet Scoter, Fulmar, Eider & Med Gull plus north bound 63 Red-throated Diver, 49 Common Scoter, 41 Brent, 3 Pintail, 2 Gannet, 2 Oyk, 1 Great-crested Grebe & Curlew. 2 Crossbill went north & 2 Mipits south. 8 Redwing plus single Chiffchaff & Siskin were on site with a Red-legged Partridge noted first thing. One lucky observer saw a Wheatear which somehow eluded the rest of us.

Ringing: 1 Chaffinch.