Sightings:Birds

Saturday 30th Singles of Hobby and Marsh Harrier were both working the Estate and a Siskin flew over the Observatory carpark. A few Whimbrels and Bar-tailed Godwits were present, either offshore or on the fields near Restharrow Scrape. A Common Sandpiper was on the scrape itself and a Grey Plover on the beach. Three Wheatears were south of Sandilands and…

Thursday 31st A Swallow on Worth was our first hirundine of the year. A few flocks of Siskins were around the edge of the Great Wood and Cornfield Wood and the White Stork was still present. Two Firecrests were in The Elms. All before the weather took a turn for the worse… Wednesday 30th A drake Garganey was a nice…

Monday 28th Worth marshes felt lovely in the light breeze and spring sunshine. More and more birds are beginning to set up territory, it was pleasing to hear the Reed Buntings singing from the ditches and hedgerows and the Lapwings were displaying in the fields. The White Stork was seen originally in flight over Willow Farm but relocated to the…

Monday 31st The conditions offshore were perfect with great visibility to the horizon and a strong northerly wind. Despite this there was not a great deal moving through except a handful of Red-throated Divers, Gannets, Auks, and Kittiwakes. A Black-throated Diver north past the offshore might be the same one seen on four occasions in the last few weeks. Two…