I had a good look around again today, in pleasant weather. I started fairly early around St Fittick's. Of most note were my first Redpolls of the year, with a couple seen and the male showing very nicely by the reedbed. I tried to do a fairly precise survey of Willow Warblers and counted 22 singing. There were also four Blackcaps and a Water Rail again showed well. The Great Spotted Woodpecker was drumming along the embankment. An interesting record was of a Siskin flying over. It seems quite late for a wintering or passage bird, so perhaps it's here for other reasons.
In the afternoon I had a look around the headland. It was mostly pretty quiet. A Wheatear was around Greyhope Bay. Offshore, another Manx Shearwater went north.
In the afternoon I had a look around the headland. It was mostly pretty quiet. A Wheatear was around Greyhope Bay. Offshore, another Manx Shearwater went north.





