Another day where the weather proved much nicer than forecast. A look at Skaw produced a Merlin, a Woodcock and an overflying Snow Bunting that was flying high and north all to the backdrop of singing Skylarks properly finding their voice for the first time this year. A walk to Valyie and back added a Song Thrush, a Redwing, the wintering Dunnock, 3 Robins and a Chaffinch. Burrafirth proved quiet but there was an Icelandic Redwing at Stove and a Great Northern Diver, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, a Merlin, 20 Skylarks, the Scandinavian Rock Pipit, a male Pied Wagtail and a Fieldfare were seen at Haroldswick.
Icelandic Redwing at Stove
