23rd and 24th March
A very wet day on the 23rd
with rain of various strengths persisting virtually all day; the first notable
influx of 23 Black-tailed Godwits was the main reward for those who did brave
the rain whilst other birds included the Whooper Swan, the Green-winged Teal (after a four-day absence),
4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 2 Ruff (Holland and Westness) and 33 Bar-tailed
Godwits.
On the land, migrants included 2 Woodpigeons, 10 Rock
Pipits, a Pied Wagtail, the Black Redstart still, 4 Song Thrushes and 3 Mistle
Thrushes.
A much nicer day on the 24th, dry with
plenty of sunshine and a moderate SW breeze; as a result, there were notable
influxes of a range of common migrants on the land including 3 Woodpigeons, the
first Collared Dove of the year, 153 Skylarks, 33 Meadow Pipits, 10
Pied Wagtails, and 6 Linnets (which have been very slow to arrive this year,
there were 65 this time last year).
Other
birds included a Pink-footed Goose, the Green-winged Teal, a
Hen Harrier, a big first winter female Peregrine, a Dunnock, 9 Robins, the
Black Redstart, 6 Song Thrushes and 11 Twite.
Pink-footed Goose George Gay
Pied Wagtail Simon Davies
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