A cold North-Easterly saw me wrapped up in Winter gear as I headed down to the coast this morning. A North-East wind can be more productive than anything with a Westerly hint but ultimately is not that promising for migrants, but despite the thick cloud cover an influx of passerines was the theme of the day. A calling Willow Warbler as soon as I got out of the car was a sign that maybe a few birds had pitched down on the coast, to be followed by at least a dozen more in the morning. Also , Whitethroat and a singing Grasshopper Warbler, which called on and off for the first hour deep from cover in the Bill-house garden. Yellow Wagtails and a couple of Wheatears were in from the sea as were 2 Swift and a handful of Swallows represented a good mixture of migrants.
The sea had less movement , although c20 Manx Shearwaters and a Black-throated Diver were some compensation. Nearly 200 Bar-tailed Godwit and 12 Whimbrel. and c 20 Little Tern , few Sandwich and Common Terns was a small movement of a rather stuttering Spring so far.
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