A nice morning to be out birding being less windy than recent days. A walk to Valyie produced a Pink-footed Goose, a Robin, a Redwing, the Chiffchaff and my first Goldcrest of the year. There was a near summer-plumaged Great Northern Diver sat on the sea off Haroldswick. We headed to the south for a change seeing our first White Wagtail of the year and a Snow Bunting at Lund, a Dunlin accompanying a flock of 70 Ringed Plovers at Westing and 2 Snow Buntings at Uyeasound. Today was the first day this year that we've seen the odd one or two Meadow Pipits present at just about every site visited.
Goldcrest at Norwick
Chiffchaff at Norwick
Pink-footed Goose and Greylag Goose at Norwick
Male White Wagtail at Lund
The earliest I have seen in the previous two years have been 26th March and 13th April. Todays' was bearing a metal ring.
