Whilst today saw a slight upturn in proceedings, it's fair to say that March fizzled out with a whimper rather than a bang. An
Osprey arriving in/off
was the highlight of the day's overhead passage, which also saw
Sand Martin numbers building to an impressive 127 in an hour around midday;
Linnets are also beginning to feature more strongly, with 70 from a sample two hour watch on West Cliffs and plenty more at other times. On the ground, a
Ring Ouzel at Barleycrates was the pick of a thinnish scatter that also included at least 3
White Wagtails, 3
Black Redstarts and a lingering
Firecrest. The surprises from the Bill seawatches - 10
Canada Geese and 2
Mute Swans - were not really the sort of things to excite, with 24
Sandwich Terns and 15
Red-throated Divers the best of the more routine passage.