1st to the 15th March

Not a lot of change recently, the Ring-necked Duck is still on Ancum loch and the various geese are still present with the wintering Grey-lags. Two dark-bellied Brents were seen on the 6th when 54 Twite were in the obs crop fields and the first Lesser Black-backed Gull of the spring was seen. 84 Skylark on the 2nd and 23 Snow Bunting on the 5th were the best counts for the period and three Pied Wagtail on the 12th werethe first of the year.