2,527 Cormorant went out fishing early. Todays migrants are southbound single Reed Bunting & Skylark. Offshore southbound 5 Red-throated Diver, 2 Oyk, 2 Shelduck, Brent Goose & Guillemot with northbound 3 Red-throats. Signs of spring in terms of "locals" returning to check the place out were 17 Linnet, 6 Ringed Plover, Oyk & a Shelduck sitting on the reserve (normally the first Shelduck don't start investigating the site until the end of the first week of March). The 2 Stonechat were just north of the Butts pond & a Stoat put in an appearance in the same area we last saw one here in the autumn.