Nice arrival of mid-April migrants with at least 21 Wheatear with most, if not all, Greenland bound. Incoming British breeders include 12 Blackcap, 12 Chiffchaff, 10 Willow Warbler, Redstart & our first Whitethroat of the year. On the move southbound 14 Black-headed Gull, 6 Swallow, 4 Dunlin, 3 Barnacle Geese, 2 Rook, 2 Whimbrel, Buzzard, Goldfinch, Marsh Harrier, Meadow Pipit, Red-throated Diver & Skylark with northbound 3 Med Gull, 2 Brent & Sandwich Tern. Just 14 Sanderling on the beach early morning plus a single Dunlin on the point as well as 2 Turnstone and the regular Purp.
Ringing: 10 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, 4 Linnet, 4 Wheatear.
