22nd April

A strong westerly wind blew all day and a very wet morning saw census moved to the afternoon. Many of yesterdays birds had either moved on or were sheltering out of sight, but a couple of new arrivals were logged today including one each of Long-eared and Short-eared Owls-the latter the first of the year. There were also 7 Whimbrels (6 of which were together) seen, 5 Chifchaffs, 7 Snow Buntings and a Lapland Bunting.