Another bright clear day saw the seeming departure of the Hoopoe at Reap Lane. However, it wasn't all doom and gloom with a far better hirundine passage seeing the first
House Martins of the spring.
Sand Martins were moving at a rate of over 1 per minute whereas
Swallows were slower at just 1 per 10 mins. The second
Yellow Wagtail of the year was also located at the Southwell barns as well as a
Merlin. A pair of
Ring Ouzels graced the top fields accompanied by the lazy
Fieldfare.
Chiffchaffs were moving again in slightly greater numbers joined by a slack handful of
Willow Warblers and
Blackcaps. The sea saw 56
Common Scoters, 8
Red-
throated Divers, 6
Black-
headed Gulls and the highlight came from a
Pintail in amongst the scoters.