With the southeasterly airflow continuing there was a nice influx of early-season migrants today making for enjoyable birding but alas no March Wheatear - again! For the first time this year there were a few Meadow Pipits at every site visited including some already displaying.
Norwick: Great Northern Diver, 5 Red-throated Diver, first-cycle Glaucous Gull, 2 Woodcock, Long-eared Owl, Water Rail, 2 Woodpigeon, 35 Blackbird, 2 Redwing, Song Thrush, 8 Robin, Dunnock, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, Carrion Crow, 2 Siskin, Brambling, 30 Chaffinch & a female Yellowhammer.
North Dale: 3 Whooper Swan, 30 Skylark, Robin, 15 Blackbird, 6 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, 5 Chiffchaff.
Haroldswick: Great Northern Diver, 7 White-fronted Geese, 6 Robin, Chiffchaff, 3 Chaffinch & 3 Snow Bunting.
Burrafirth: second-cycle Glaucous Gull, Robin & 2 Chiffchaff.
First-cycle Glaucous Gull at Norwick
Chiffchaff at Norwick
Goldcrest at Norwick
The first that I've seen this year.
Brambling at Norwick
The first that I've seen this year.
Female Yellowhammer at Norwick
It equals my earliest ever Spring date to see one since living on Unst.
