Another 98 Brent out then north - are these birds migrating or just changing estuaries in the morning, me thinks the later as they ain't heading straight out. A Skylark heading north over the docks is definitely on the move but the first Rock Pipit of the year on the jetty could either be a wandering winterer or a spring migrant as this species usually gets on the move back to Scandinavia in the last few days of February as time and day length creeps on. A pair of Mallard turned up this morning which is presumably the female that has nested here the last few years with her new man in tow.