With the wind having strengthened a notch or two overnight it was certainly against expectations when what were surely the first few passerine arrivals of the spring showed up: an aggregation of 8
Stonechats at Wakeham were certainly on cue time-wise and were at a spot where no more than ones and twos have been present all winter. Other than that, increased weekend coverage revealed just a few of the regulars, with 19
Common Scoter settled off the Bill and 5
Black-necked Grebes, 4
Common Scoter and 2
Great Northern Divers in Portland Harbour.