18th April

Just 'odds and sods' today in a strengthening north-westerly wind. A Tree Sparrow dropped in at the observatory briefly, a new Blackcap and Ring Ouzel were near Ancum, 4 Siskins at Holland House and 30 Snow Buntings on the coast at Gretchen. There were now 3 Black-tailed Godwits on the loch there-where the water level has finally risen to be much more attractive to Waders and 4 Sandwich Terns were also there.

Raven